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The character 漫 is composed of the water radical (氵) on the left and the component 曼 (màn) on the right, which provides both phonetic suggestion and semantic contribution, as 曼 carries connotations of extension and length. Its original meaning was closely tied to water, describing its expansive, overflowing, or boundless nature, such as in flooding or the vastness of a water surface. From this concrete foundation, its meaning broadened to encompass any action or state that is unrestricted, widespread, or without limits, giving rise to concepts like漫游 (to roam) or 漫谈 (random talk). Further abstraction led to its use in describing things that are pervasive or diffused, as in 弥漫 (to permeate), and eventually to notions of casualness or carelessness, capturing a sense of being unconstrained by formal boundaries in both physical and behavioral realms.
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我喜欢看漫画。
这条路很漫长。
他喜欢在河边漫步。
他们的爱情很浪漫。
烟雾弥漫了整个房间。
我们漫游了欧洲多个国家。
教授和我们漫谈人生哲理。
漫天雪花纷纷扬扬地落下。