宽

kuān

wide

surname Kuan; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient

roof (宀) + phonetic (苋) = wide, spacious

The roof radical suggests an enclosed space; a wide, roomy dwelling feels open and unconfining. 苋 mainly contributes the sound kuān and does not carry the meaning here.

宀+苋→宽
宀RoofSemantic
苋A type of amaranth plantPhonetic

这条河有多宽?

zhè tiáo hé yǒu duō kuān?

How wide is this river?

她心胸很宽,从不和别人计较。

tā xīnxiōng hěn kuān,cóng bù hé biérén jìjiào。

She is very broad-minded and never argues with others over small things.

Words with 宽

宽衣

kuān yī

please take off your coat (honorific)

宽容

kuān róng

lenient

宽宏大量

kuān hóng dà liàng

magnanimous (idiom); generous

宽心

kuān xīn

relieved

加宽

jiā kuān

widen

量化宽松

liàng huà kuān sōng

quantitative easing (finance)

长宽

cháng kuān

length and width; size; dimensions

频宽

pín kuān

(Tw) bandwidth

共享带宽

gòng xiǎng dài kuān

shared bandwidth

严以责己宽以待人

yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

外宽内忌

wài kuān nèi jì

magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)

宽亮

kuān liàng

wide and bright

More characters with 宀

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