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
宽容
kuānróng
to tolerate; tolerant; lenient
Characters in this word
容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 一个社会若缺乏对少数意见的宽容，公共讨论就会迅速退化成口号。 Yí ge shèhuì ruò quēfá duì shǎoshù yìjiàn de kuānróng, gōnggòng tǎolùn jiù huì xùnsù tuìhuà chéng kǒuhào. If a society lacks tolerance for minority views, public discussion quickly degenerates into slogans.
- 老师对犯错的孩子总是很宽容。 Lǎoshī duì fàncuò de háizi zǒngshì hěn kuānróng. The teacher is always tolerant of children who make mistakes.
- 我们应该宽容别人的小缺点。 Wǒmen yīnggāi kuānróng biérén de xiǎo quēdiǎn. We should be tolerant of other people's small faults.
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
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick
- 宽阔 kuānkuò wide; broad; spacious
- 宽恕 kuānshù to forgive; forgiveness
- 宽松 kuānsōng loose; relaxed; lenient
- 拓宽 tuòkuān to broaden; to widen
- 内容 nèiróng content