旷 kuàng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
旷课
kuàngkè
to skip class; to be absent from class without leave
Characters in this word
课 kè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 果 fruit, nut
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他连续旷课并不是因为懒惰，而是家里突然出现了严重变故。 Tā liánxù kuàngkè bìng bú shì yīnwèi lǎnduò, ér shì jiālǐ tūrán chūxiàn le yánzhòng biàngù. His repeated absence from class was not due to laziness, but because a serious incident had suddenly occurred at home.
- 他昨天旷课去看了一场电影。 Tā zuótiān kuàngkè qù kàn le yì chǎng diànyǐng. Yesterday he skipped class to go and see a film.
- 老师说，无故旷课要通知家长。 Lǎoshī shuō, wúgù kuàngkè yào tōngzhī jiāzhǎng. The teacher said that skipping class without a reason means the parents will be informed.
Related words
- 课 kè lesson, class
- 课本 kèběn textbook
- 课文 kèwén text (of a lesson)
- 上课 shàngkè to attend class, to start class
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 课堂 kètáng classroom
- 功课 gōngkè homework
- 课程 kèchéng course
- 课题 kètí topic; project
- 补课 bǔkè to make up a missed lesson
- 备课 bèikè to prepare a lesson
- 求学 qiúxué to study; to seek education