扩 kuò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 广 broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扩
kuò
to expand; enlarge; extend
Character
Example phrases
- 工程师建议把管道直径再扩一点，否则雨季仍会积水。 Gōngchéngshī jiànyì bǎ guǎndào zhíjìng zài kuò yìdiǎn, fǒuzé yǔjì réng huì jīshuǐ. The engineer suggested enlarging the pipe diameter a little more; otherwise water will still accumulate during the rainy season.
- 老板打算把店面扩大一倍。 Lǎobǎn dǎsuàn bǎ diànmiàn kuòdà yí bèi. The owner plans to double the size of the shop.
- 这条路太窄了，应该再扩宽一些。 Zhè tiáo lù tài zhǎi le, yīnggāi zài kuòkuān yìxiē. This road is too narrow and should be widened a bit more.
Related words
- 扩大 kuòdà to expand; to enlarge
- 扩展 kuòzhǎn to expand; to extend
- 扩充 kuòchōng to expand; augment; enrich
- 扩建 kuòjiàn to expand or extend construction
- 扩散 kuòsàn to spread; diffuse; disseminate
- 扩张 kuòzhāng to expand; expansion
- 崛起 juéqǐ to rise; to emerge rapidly
- 蓬勃 péngbó vigorous; flourishing
- 攀升 pānshēng to rise; to climb
- 膨胀 péngzhàng to expand; to inflate; to swell
- 累积 lěijī to accumulate; to build up
- 蔓延 mànyán to spread; to extend