广

yǎn · guǎng

"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical…

Radical: 广 Strokes: 3 HSK 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

度应府底座庭序床库庆康庸

Same radical

度应府底座庭序床库庆康庸庄店廉

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Character Decomposition

广=丶+厂

Etymology

A lean-to 厂, suggesting a building

Meanings2 pronunciations

yǎn

"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc

guǎng

wide

numerous

to spread

surname Guang

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Words with 广 255 total

wide · broad · extensive · vast宽广kuān guǎng deep and wide · vast · profound (influence etc)深广shēn guǎng the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)两广Liǎng Guǎng

Idioms with 广 46 total Chain

lit. talent is sparse and ambition is vast (idiom) · fig. to have great ambitions but limited abilities.才疏意广cái shū yì guǎng dense · a dense (or large) crowd · big gathering稠人广众chóu rén guǎng zhòng (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在 zài and followed by 之下 zhī xià)大庭广众dà tíng guǎng zhòng vast, but sparsely populated地广人稀dì guǎng rén xī