广(guǎng)

HSK 23 strokesTrad. 廣
Readingsguǎngān

"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters…

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Character information

Pinyin
guǎng / ān
Meaning
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
廣

Origin & structure

Where 广 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱丶厂

A lean-to 厂, suggesting a building

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丶zhǔ厂chǎng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 廣: building

How to write 广 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 广

Common words using 广 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guǎng广gào告
HSK 2

to advertise

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guǎng广chǎng场
HSK 2

public square; plaza

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guǎng广dà大
HSK 3

(of an area) vast or extensive

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kuān宽guǎng广
HSK 4

wide

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jīng京guǎng广

Beijing and Guangdong

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liǎng两guǎng广

the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)

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wú吴guǎng广

Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guan…

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běi北shàng上guǎng广

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京[Bei3 jing1] + 上海[Shang4 hai3] + 广州)

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万且业为主举久乐

From 广’s common words

告场大宽京两吴北

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