扩

擴
kuò
广 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

kuò (verb) to expand; to enlarge; to broaden

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擴.

Semantic: 广 Phonetic: 扌

About

The simplified character 扩 (traditional 擴) combines the hand radical 扌, indicating an action, with the phonetic 广, a simplified form of 廣. The traditional right side 廣 meant "broad" and contributed both sound and meaning; in the simplified version, 广 retains the sound. 扩 means to enlarge, expand, or extend, applying to physical spaces, abstract influence, organizational scale, and the amplification of sound or resources.

Example Sentences Hide

我们扩大了团队。

Wǒmen kuòdà le tuánduì.

We expanded the team.

学校计划扩建操场。

Xuéxiào jìhuà kuòjiàn cāochǎng.

The school plans to expand the playground.

政府决定扩展公路。

Zhèngfǔ juédìng kuòzhǎn gōnglù.

The government decided to extend the highway.

医院需要扩容病房。

Yīyuàn xūyào kuòróng bìngfáng.

The hospital needs to increase the capacity of wards.

大学今年扩招学生。

Dàxué jīnnián kuòzhāo xuéshēng.

The university is expanding enrollment this year.

谣言在网络上扩散很快。

Yáoyán zài wǎngluò shàng kuòsàn hěn kuài.

Rumors spread quickly on the internet.

为了满足需求，工厂必须扩大生产规模。

Wèile mǎnzú xūqiú, gōngchǎng bìxū kuòdà shēngchǎn guīmó.

To meet demand, the factory must expand production scale.

通过国际合作，我们可以扩展业务到全球市场。

Tōngguò guójì hézuò, wǒmen kěyǐ kuòzhǎn yèwù dào quánqiú shìchǎng.

Through international cooperation, we can expand business to the global market.

Related Characters

Component: 广

应 度 府 广 底 座 序 席 康 庭 唐 庄 店 床

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

扩大 扩建 扩张 扩充 扩容 扩展 扩散 扩增 扩大化 扩音 扩音器 扩音机