廓 kuò broad
broad; wide; outline
How to remember 廓: 广 broad + 享 to share + 阝 city = broad. Neighbours meet under a broad roof in the new square to share a picnic, and the city has never felt so open and broad.
Component breakdown
廓 = 广 broad + 郭
- 广 broad
- 郭
- 享 to share
- 阝 city
Neighbours meet under a broad roof in the new square to share a picnic, and the city has never felt so open and broad.
How it is used
- Bound; chiefly in 轮廓 (lúnkuò) - an outline/contour: 勾勒出轮廓 (gōulè chū lúnkuò) to sketch the outline, 事情的轮廓 (shìqing de lúnkuò) the rough shape of the matter.
- Classically also 'broad/to expand' (廓清 to clear away), but 轮廓 dominates.