广

廣

yǎn, guǎng

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Definitions

guǎng (adjective) wide; numerous

guǎng (verb) to spread

Etymology

Variant form of 宀 (roof). In simplified Chinese 广 is also used to mean "wide", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 廣. Sometimes used interchangeably with 厂.

About

广 is a simplified Chinese character that means "wide" or "broad". Originally a variant of 宀 (roof), it serves as a radical in characters for buildings or shelter; it is sometimes used interchangeably with 厂. In traditional Chinese, this meaning is written 廣, a phono-semantic compound combining the shelter radical with 黃 (huáng) as the phonetic. The simplified form dropped the internal phonetic, leaving only the outer enclosure. Its sense encompasses physical breadth and abstract concepts such as extensive knowledge, widespread distribution, advertising, and broadcasting to a broad audience.

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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我喜欢去广场玩。

Wǒ xǐhuān qù guǎngchǎng wán.

I like to go to the square to play.

广告很吸引人。

Guǎnggào hěn xīyǐn rén.

Advertisements are very attractive.

他知识很广泛。

Tā zhīshì hěn guǎngfàn.

His knowledge is very broad.

广东菜很好吃。

Guǎngdōng cài hěn hǎochī.

Guangdong cuisine is very delicious.

我在听广播。

Wǒ zài tīng guǎngbō.

I am listening to the broadcast.

这个广告在电视上广泛传播。

Zhège guǎnggào zài diànshì shàng guǎngfàn chuánbō.

This advertisement is widely broadcast on television.

广东省是中国南方的一个大省。

Guǎngdōng shěng shì Zhōngguó nánfāng de yīgè dà shěng.

Guangdong Province is a large province in southern China.

通过广泛阅读，我们可以扩大知识面。

Tōngguò guǎngfàn yuèdú, wǒmen kěyǐ kuòdà zhīshì miàn.

Through extensive reading, we can broaden our knowledge.

Related Characters

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Component: 广

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