(kuàng)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad.

to neglect

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kuàng
Meaning
to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰日广

A wide 广 plain under the sun 日; 广 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A wide 廣 plain under the sun 日; 廣 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

kuàng
HSK 7-9

to play truant

Open 旷课 page →
jiǔkuàng

to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work;…

Open 久旷 page →
kuàng

expansive; level and broad; broad-minded

Open 夷旷 page →
kuānkuàng

vast; extensive

Open 宽旷 page →
kuànggōng

to skip work

Open 旷工 page →
kuàng

broad-minded

Open 旷达 page →
kuàng

wilderness

Open 旷野 page →
kōngkuàng

spacious and empty

Open 空旷 page →

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