宽 (kuān): wide
宽 (kuān) is a Chinese character meaning “wide.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 苋 (phonetic). It ranks #1153 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 宽 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- wide
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 宽
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宽恕 | kuān shù | to forgive |
| 宽容 | kuān róng | lenient |
| 宽敞 | kuān chang | spacious |
| 宽大 | kuān dà | spacious |
| 宽松 | kuān sōng | spacious |
| 放宽 | fàng kuān | to relax (a rule) |
| 宽慰 | kuān wèi | to console |
| 宽广 | kuān guǎng | wide |
| 宽阔 | kuān kuò | expansive |
| 宽衣 | kuān yī | please take off your coat (honorific) |
| 宽限 | kuān xiàn | to extend (a deadline etc) |
| 从宽 | cóng kuān | lenient |
| 拓宽 | tuò kuān | to broaden |
| 宽心 | kuān xīn | relieved |
| 宽裕 | kuān yù | comfortably off |
宽 appears in 87 compound words: 78 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 8 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 宽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
这条马路很宽,可以容纳六辆车并排行驶。
Zhè tiáo mǎlù hěn kuān, kěyǐ róngnà liù liàng chē bìngpái xíngshǐ.
This road is very wide and can accommodate six cars driving side by side.
自民党同意放宽限制 允许具杀伤力装备出口
zì mín dǎng tóng yì fàng kuān xiàn zhì yǔn xǔ jù shā shāng lì zhuāng bèi chū kǒu
The Liberal Democratic Party agreed to relax restrictions and allow the export of lethal equipment
...窄到一根手指都疼是怎么回事?产后会自然变宽松吗
. . . zhǎi dào yī gēn shǒu zhǐ dōu téng shì zěn má huí shì ? chǎn hòu huì zì rán biàn kuān sōng ma
... What's going on with it so narrow that it hurts to one finger? Will it naturally become looser after childbirth?
消息:暂停电动车首次登记税宽减非一刀切 有信心无碍政策目标
xiāo xī : zàn tíng diàn dòng chē shǒu cì dēng jì shuì kuān jiǎn fēi yī dāo qiē yǒu xìn xīn wú ài zhèng cè mù biāo
News: The suspension of the first registration tax for electric vehicles is not one-size-fits-all, and I am confident that it will not hinder the policy goal
王菲连两年春晚开唱!粉丝敲碗办演唱会 宽姐松口了
wáng 菲 lián liǎng nián chūn wǎn kāi chàng ! fěn sī qiāo wǎn bàn yǎn chàng huì kuān jiě sōng kǒu le
Faye Wong has been singing at the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years! Fans knocked on the bowl to hold a concert, and Sister Kuan let go
初一忌扫地予适度宽容 倪可敏吁燃放烟花后自发清理
chū yī jì sǎo dì yú shì dù kuān róng 倪 kě mǐn xū rán fàng yān huā hòu zì fā qīng lǐ
First-day-of-the-year sweeping taboo calls for reasonable tolerance; Nicky Liew urges voluntary cleanup after fireworks display.
最初的旗袍是宽松的。
Zuì chū de qípáo shì kuānsōng de.
The original qipao was wide and loose.
我新家的客厅很宽敞。
Wǒ xīn jiāde kètīng hěn kuānchang.
The living room in my new house is very large.
人们常说荷兰人很宽容。
Rénmen cháng shuō Hélán rén hěn kuānróng.
It is said that Dutch are tolerant.
严以律己, 宽以待人。
Yǎnyǐlǜjǐ, kuānyǐdàirén.
Pardon all but thyself.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced kuān
Frequently Asked Questions
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