宽 kuān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 苋 amaranth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
宽敞
kuānchang
spacious; roomy
Characters in this word
敞 chǎng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 尚 still, yet 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新校区的图书馆格外宽敞，即使考试周也不至于一座难求。 Xīn xiàoqū de túshūguǎn géwài kuānchang, jíshǐ kǎoshì zhōu yě bú zhìyú yí zuò nán qiú. The library on the new campus is exceptionally spacious, so even during exam week it is not impossible to find a seat.
- 我们的新客厅又大又宽敞，朋友们都很喜欢。 Wǒmen de xīn kètīng yòu dà yòu kuānchang, péngyoumen dōu hěn xǐhuan. Our new living room is big and spacious, and our friends all like it.
- 这辆车的后座很宽敞，坐三个人也不挤。 Zhè liàng chē de hòuzuò hěn kuānchang, zuò sān gè rén yě bù jǐ. The back seat of this car is roomy; even three people don't feel squeezed.
Related words
- 宽 kuān wide; spacious
- 宽广 kuānguǎng vast; broad
- 宽度 kuāndù width
- 放宽 fàngkuān to relax; to loosen; to broaden
- 宽泛 kuānfàn broad; wide-ranging; vague
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick
- 宽阔 kuānkuò wide; broad; spacious
- 宽容 kuānróng to tolerate; tolerant; lenient
- 宽恕 kuānshù to forgive; forgiveness
- 宽松 kuānsōng loose; relaxed; lenient
- 拓宽 tuòkuān to broaden; to widen
- 敞开 chǎngkāi to open wide; openly