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
宽厚
kuānhòu
generous; lenient; broad and thick
Characters in this word
厚 hòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老校长为人宽厚，即使批评学生，也总会给他们重新开始的机会。 Lǎo xiàozhǎng wéirén kuānhòu, jíshǐ pīpíng xuésheng, yě zǒng huì gěi tāmen chóngxīn kāishǐ de jīhuì. The old head teacher was generous by nature; even when criticising students, he would always give them a chance to start again.
- 他为人宽厚，从不跟别人计较小事。 Tā wéirén kuānhòu, cóng bù gēn biérén jìjiào xiǎoshì. He is good-natured and never fusses over small things with others.
- 这位奶奶性格宽厚，邻居们有困难都愿意找她帮忙。 Zhè wèi nǎinai xìnggé kuānhòu, línjūmen yǒu kùnnan dōu yuànyì zhǎo tā bāngmáng. This grandma is so kind-hearted that the neighbours are happy to ask her for help when they are in trouble.
Related words
- 宽 kuān wide; spacious
- 宽广 kuānguǎng vast; broad
- 宽度 kuāndù width
- 放宽 fàngkuān to relax; to loosen; to broaden
- 宽敞 kuānchang spacious; roomy
- 宽泛 kuānfàn broad; wide-ranging; vague
- 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
- 厚 hòu thick