广 (guǎng): wide, broad
广 (guǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “wide, broad.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丶 (structural) and 厂 (structural). It ranks #468 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 广 a lean-to 厂, suggesting a building. Its radical form 广 (shelter) appears in many related characters such as 床 (chuáng, bed), 店 (diàn, shop), 应 (yīng, should, to respond).
Definitions
- wide, broad
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA lean-to 厂, suggesting a building
Decomposition: ⿱丶厂 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 广
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 广告noun | guǎng gào | to advertise | 4 |
| 广播verb/noun | guǎng bō | broadcast | 4 |
| 广场noun | guǎng chǎng | public square | 5 |
| 推广verb | tuī guǎng | to extend | 5 |
| 广泛adjective | guǎng fàn | wide | 5 |
| 广阔adjective | guǎng kuò | wide | 6 |
| 广大adjective | guǎng dà | (of an area) vast or extensive | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 广告牌 | guǎng gào pái | billboard |
| 广岛 | guǎng dǎo | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 宽广 | kuān guǎng | wide |
| 广播网 | guǎng bō wǎng | network |
| 广东 | guǎng dōng | see 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] |
| 广袤 | guǎng mào | vast |
| 广为 | guǎng wéi | widely |
| 广义 | guǎng yì | broad sense |
| 广角 | guǎng jiǎo | wide-angle |
| 广度 | guǎng dù | breadth |
| 广播员 | guǎng bō yuán | (radio) broadcaster |
| 广州 | guǎng zhōu | see 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4] |
| 广告栏 | guǎng gào lán | advertising column (in a newspaper) |
| 广博 | guǎng bó | extensive |
| 广播室 | guǎng bō shì | broadcasting room |
广 appears in 100 compound words: 85 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 广 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
public place with numerous people; (before) a big crowd; (on) a public occasion
public place with numerous people; (before) a big crowd; (on) a public occasion
Example Sentences
广场上人很多，大家都在等待活动的开始。
Guǎngchǎng shang rén hěn duō, dàjiā dōu zài děngdài huódòng de kāishǐ.
There are many people in the square; everyone is waiting for the event to begin.
广东流行歌诞生前我们听甚么?中大教授翻查史...
guǎng dōng liú háng gē dàn shēng qián wǒ men tīng shèn má ? zhōng dà jiào shòu fān chá shǐ . . .
What did we listen to before the birth of Cantonese pop songs? CUHK professor checks history...
广汽本田推出雅阁 e:PHEV 老客户复购...
guǎng qì běn tián tuī chū yǎ gé e : P H E V lǎo kè hù fù gòu . . .
Guangqi Honda launches Accord e:PHEV old customer repurchase...
广东今年HPV免疫规划疫苗已开打 13岁女...
guǎng dōng jīn nián H P V miǎn yì guī huá yì miáo yǐ kāi dǎ 1 3 suì nǚ . . .
Guangdong's HPV immunization program vaccine has been launched this year, 13-year-old female...
...新春走基层)海外订单催热“淡季”生产线 广州南沙..
. . . xīn chūn zǒu jī céng hǎi wài dìng shàn cuī rè dàn jì shēng chǎn xiàn guǎng zhōu nán shā . .
... (Spring Festival) Overseas orders to heat up the "off-season" production line Guangzhou Nansha ...
春节不打烊,广州交投集团中欧班列预计发运9列、货值..
chūn jié bù dǎ 烊 , guǎng zhōu jiāo tóu jí tuán zhōng ōu bān liè yù jì fā yùn liè huò zhí . .
The Spring Festival is not closed, Guangzhou Jiaotou Group is expected to ship 9 trains, the value of ...
今天夜晚去广州的火车票还有吗？
Jīntiān yèwǎn qù Guǎngzhōu de huǒchēpiào háiyǒu ma?
Are there any train tickets to Guangzhou for tonight?
你为什么学广东话？
Nǐ wèishénme xué Guǎngdōnghuà?
Why are you learning Cantonese?
你曾经听过英语广播节目吗?
Nǐ céngjīng tīng guo Yīngyǔ guǎngbōjiémù ma?
Do you ever listen to English programs on the air?
她住在罗素广场56号。
Tā zhù zài Luósù guǎngchǎng wǔ shí liù hào.
She lived at 56 Russell Square.
Character Family
广 Radical Family — Characters sharing the shelter radical
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