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The character for "wide" or "broad", traditionally written as "寬", combines the roof radical "宀" with the component "萈", which functioned phonetically and may have suggested open terrain, collectively conveying the idea of ample space within a shelter. This foundational sense of physical spaciousness gradually extended metaphorically to describe abstract human qualities such as tolerance, generosity, and leniency, illustrating a shift from concrete dimensions to moral or behavioral attributes. Its structural composition, with the roof element implying a defined area and the lower element contributing to both sound and associative meaning, has anchored the character's core concept of expanse, even as its semantic scope broadened over time to encompass both literal and figurative forms of capacity.
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这条走廊很宽。
他的心胸非常宽广。
政府放宽了入境政策。
请把图片宽度调整一下。
宽容是一种高尚的美德。
这条河在入海口变得宽阔。
新修的马路宽敞又平坦。
他以宽宏的视角看待问题。