阔 (kuò): wide, broad
阔 (kuò) is a Chinese character meaning “wide, broad.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 门 (semantic) and 活 (phonetic). It ranks #1662 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 阔 gate. Its radical form 门 (gate) appears in many related characters such as 门 (mén, door, gate), 间 (jiān, room, between), 闪 (shǎn, to flash, to dodge).
Definitions
- wide, broad
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 阔
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开阔 | kāi kuò | wide |
| 宽阔 | kuān kuò | expansive |
| 昂首阔步 | áng shǒu kuò bù | striding forward with head high (idiom) |
| 辽阔 | liáo kuò | vast |
| 高谈阔论 | gāo tán kuò lùn | to harangue |
| 阔佬 | kuò lǎo | wealthy person |
| 阔绰 | kuò chuò | extravagant |
| 大刀阔斧 | dà dāo kuò fǔ | bold and decisive |
| 阔别 | kuò bié | separated for a long time |
| 阔气 | kuò qi | lavish |
| 阔步 | kuò bù | to stride forward |
| 摆阔 | bǎi kuò | to parade one's wealth |
| 阔人 | kuò rén | rich person |
| 壮阔 | zhuàng kuò | grand |
| 海阔天空 | hǎi kuò tiān kōng | wide sea and sky (idiom) |
阔 appears in 34 compound words: 32 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 29 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 阔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to handle something with daring and resolve; to be bold and decisive when handling an issue; drastic
discuss freely; to indulge in loud and empty talk; to talk volubly or bombastically
discuss freely; to indulge in loud and empty talk; to talk volubly or bombastically
Example Sentences
他的知识面很广阔，什么都懂一点。
Tā de zhīshi miàn hěn guǎngkuò, shénme dōu dǒng yìdiǎn.
His knowledge is very broad; he knows a little about everything.
...大使:中国“十五五”规划为拉中合作开辟广阔空间
. . . dà shǐ : zhōng guó shí wǔ wǔ guī huá wéi lā zhōng gě zuò kāi pì guǎng kuò kōng jiān
...Ambassador: China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Opens Up Vast Opportunities for China-Latin America Cooperation
他们扩阔了帝国的领土。
Tāmen kuò kuò le dìguó de lǐngtǔ.
They increased the territory of the empire.
中国幅员辽阔,因而茶的品种繁多。
Zhōngguó fúyuán-liáokuò, yīn'ér chá de pǐnzhǒng fánduō.
China's territory is vast, thus the types of tea vary.
巴西是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Bāxī shì yī gè fúyuán liáokuò de guójiā.
Brazil is a huge country.
不论黑暗如何辽阔，我们都必须提供自身的光明。
Bù lùn hēi'àn rúhé liáokuò, wǒmen dōu bìxū tígōng zìshēn de guāngmíng.
However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
忍一时,风平浪静. 让一步, 海阔天空.
Rěn yīshí, fēngpínglàngjìng. ràng yī bù, hǎikuòtiānkōng.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
这座位于南亚中心的雄伟山脉，山峰白雪皑皑，覆盖着广阔的冰川。
Zhè zuòwèi yú nán Yà zhōngxīn de xióngwěi shānmài, shānfēng báixuě'ái'ái, fùgài zhe guǎngkuò de bīngchuān.
This majestic mountain range in the heart of south Asia is crowned with snowcapped peaks and draped with vast glaciers.
Character Family
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