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kuò

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kuò Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuò | kuo4
English translation
ample, broad, wide; separate; to be apart

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About kuò

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

kuò

Contains the radical

mén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

gate

Etymology of kuò

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

門活

Semantic compound

mén

Phonetic compound

huó

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Mén represents the meaning and huó represents the sound. Simplified form of kuò .

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Words with kuò

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
广阔 guǎngkuò wide廣闊
开阔 kāikuò wide開闊
kuò rich kuò
宽阔 kuān kuò wide寬闊
辽阔 liáokuò vast遼闊
昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù to strut昂首闊步
高谈阔论 gāo tán kuò lùn to harangue高談闊論
阔别 kuò bié separated for a long time闊別
大刀阔斧 dà dāo kuò fǔ bold and decisive大刀闊斧
阔绰 kuò chuò ostentatious闊綽
海阔天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng the whole wide world海闊天空
阔佬 kuò lǎo wealthy person闊佬
波澜壮阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum波瀾壯闊
阔气 kuò qi lavish闊氣
阔步 kuò bù to stride forward闊步
摆阔 bǎi kuò to parade one's wealth擺闊
壮阔 zhuàng kuò grand壯闊
心胸开阔 xīn xiōng kāi kuò broad-minded心胸開闊

kuò Decomposition & Compounds

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