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kuān

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kuān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuān | kuan1
English translation
broad, spacious, vast, wide

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About kuān

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

kuān

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

roof

Etymology of kuān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宀艹見丶

Semantic compound

gài

Phonetic compound

xiàn

Explanation

Simplified form of kuān . Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Words with kuān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Kuān wide kuān
宽恕 kuān shù to forgive寬恕
宽容 kuānróng lenient寬容
宽松 kuān sōng relaxed寬鬆
宽带 kuān dài broadband寬帶
宽敞 kuānchang spacious寬敞
拓宽 tuò kuān to broaden拓寬
宽大 kuān dà spacious寬大
放宽 fàng kuān to relax restrictions放寬
宽度 kuān dù width寬度
宽广 kuān guǎng wide寬廣
宽阔 kuān kuò wide寬闊
宽慰 kuān wèi to console寬慰
宽裕 kuān yù ample寬裕
宽厚 kuān hòu tolerant寬厚
宽限 kuān xiàn to extend (a deadline etc)寬限
从宽 cóng kuān lenient從寬
宽衣 kuān yī loose-fitting garment寬衣
宽泛 kuān fàn wide-ranging寬泛
宽心 kuān xīn relieved寬心
加宽 jiā kuān widen加寬
带宽 dài kuān bandwidth帶寬
宽窄 kuān zhǎi width寬窄
宽限期 kuān xiàn qī grace period寬限期
宽宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng magnanimous (idiom); generous寬宏大量

kuān Decomposition & Compounds

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