广 guǎng broad
broad; vast; wide; to spread
How it came to be
A roof with one wall: a lean-to, built against something already standing. It is open on the right, which is where the rest of the character goes.
How it is used
- Broad / wide / extensive - 广泛 (guǎngfàn) widespread, 广大 (guǎngdà) vast, 广阔 (guǎngkuò) wide open.
- 广告 (guǎnggào) advertisement; 广场 (guǎngchǎng) public square; 广播 (guǎngbō) broadcast.
- 推广 (tuīguǎng) to promote/spread; 见多识广 (jiànduō-shíguǎng) experienced and knowledgeable.
Characters built with 广
- 床 bed
- 店 shop
- 应 should
- 康 health
- 矿 mine
- 度 degree
- 底 bottom
- 座 measure word for mountains, bridges and buildings
- 序 order
- 麻 hemp
- 庆 to congratulate
- 庭 court
- 席 seat
- 扩 to expand
- 嘛 final exclamatory particle
- 庞 disorderly
- 廊 corridor
- 摩 to scour
- 渡 to cross
- 庇 cover
- 庙 temple
- 废 to terminate
- 庸 usual
- 廉 upright
- 廓 broad
- 惦 to think of
- 慷 ardent
- 旷 broad
- 缠 to wrap
- 遮 to cover
- 魔 demon
- 鹰 eagle
Words with 广
- 广告guǎnggàoadvertisementHSK 4
- 广播guǎngbōbroadcastHSK 4
- 广场guǎngchǎngpublic squareHSK 5
- 广大guǎngdàvast or extensiveHSK 5
- 广泛guǎngfànwideHSK 5
- 推广tuīguǎngto extendHSK 5
- 广阔guǎngkuòwideHSK 6
- 见多识广jiànduō-shíguǎngexperienced and knowledgeableHSK 7
- 宽广kuānguǎngwideHSK 8
- 广义guǎngyìbroad senseHSK 8
- 集思广益jísī-guǎngyìcollecting opinions is of wide benefitHSK 9
Example sentences
- 电脑的用途很广。 Diànnǎo de yòngtú hěn guǎng.Computers have many uses.
- 广州是广东省的首府。 Guǎngzhōu shì Guǎngdōng Shěng de shǒufǔ.Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong province.
- 我们在报纸上登了广告。 Wǒmen zài bàozhǐ shang dēngle guǎnggào.We placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
- 天安门广场位于北京市中心。 Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng wèiyú Běijīng Shì zhōngxīn.Tiananmen Square is in the center of Beijing.