漫

Phono-semantic compound:

水 (물 수, “water”) — semantic element, indicating relation to water or flow.

曼 (길 만, “long, extended”) — phonetic element, also suggesting “continuous, unrestrained.”

Together they convey the sense of “water overflowing and spreading freely.”

Extended meanings: “to be unrestrained, free, scattered, careless, diffuse.”

Used figuratively for things that are “without limit” or “indulgent.”

漫長 (만장) — very long, endless

漫遊 (만유) — to roam, to wander

漫步 (만보) — to stroll, to wander

浪漫 (낭만) — romantic (originally “free like waves”)

漫畫 (만화) — comics, cartoons (lit. “whimsical drawings”)

In Classical Chinese, often describes overflowing water or unrestricted action.