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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- kuo4
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 广.
Meaning & sound clues
广 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wide”.
扌 is identified as the sound component (shǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 扩.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
broad; outline
include; bracket
rich
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 扩大
- 扩展
- 扩建
- 扩张
- 扩散