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Characters, words, pinyin or English

宽 kuān wide

wide; broad; spacious; vast; loose; relaxed

How to remember 宽: 宀 house + 艹 grass + 见 see = wide. The family steps into their new house, looks out at the grass and can see at once that the garden is really wide.

  • HSK 5
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 宀

Component breakdown

宽 = 宀 house + 苋

  • 宀 house
  • 苋
    • 艹 grass
    • 见 see
The Gushi story

The family steps into their new house, looks out at the grass and can see at once that the garden is really wide.

How it is used

  • Basic adjective for physical width: 这条路很宽 (zhè tiáo lù hěn kuān) - this road is very wide; 宽度 (kuāndù) is the noun "width".
  • 宽敞 (kuānchang) describes a spacious room or area, while 宽容 (kuānróng) - tolerant/lenient - describes a person's attitude.
  • 宽松 (kuānsōng) means "loose" for clothing or "relaxed" for a policy/atmosphere.
  • Compare with 广 (guǎng): 宽 is literal physical width, while 广 conveys abstract vastness or breadth, as in 广泛 (guǎngfàn) - widespread.

Words with 宽

Example sentences

  • 办公室很宽敞，并且很明亮。 Bàngōngshì hěn kuānchang, bìngqiě hěn míngliàng.The office is very spacious and bright.