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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- kuo4
- English meanings
- rich, wide, broad
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from above structure
Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 门; inside 活.
Meaning & sound clues
门 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “gate”.
活 is identified as the sound component (huó). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 阔.
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
enlarge
include; bracket
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 宽阔
- 广阔
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- 阔绰