旷 kuàng broad
broad; vast; wide; empty
How to remember 旷: 日 sun + 广 broad = broad. Under the hot sun the rider looks for shade under some broad tree, but the plain around him stays empty and broad.
Component breakdown
旷 = 日 sun + 广 broad
- 日 sun
- 广 broad
Under the hot sun the rider looks for shade under some broad tree, but the plain around him stays empty and broad.
How it is used
- Two senses: vast/empty - 空旷 (kōngkuàng) wide open, 旷野 (kuàngyě) open country.
- And to be absent without leave - 旷课 (kuàngkè) to skip class, 旷工 (kuànggōng) to skip work, both carrying blame.