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广

guǎng

HSK 4 Character Traditional 廣

What 广 means

1. wide
2. numerous
3. to spread

Other readings

广 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yǎn"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底
• Guǎngsurname Guang

Example sentences

• 来广东玩吗
  Lái Guǎngdōng wán ma
  Is your coming to Guangdong a pleasure trip?
• 听广播吧！
  Let's listen to the radio!
• 我要去广场。
  Wǒ yào qù guǎngchǎng.
  I'm going to the square.
• 我住在广州。
  Wǒ zhù zài Guǎngzhōu.
  I live in Canton.
• 汤姆交际广。
  Tom knows a lot of people.
• 我喜欢听广播。
  I like to listen to the radio.

Words starting with 广

• 广告guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial; advertisement
• 广播guǎng bōbroadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast
• 广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza
• 广大guǎng dà(of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread
• 广泛guǎng fànwide; broad; extensive; widespread
• 广阔guǎng kuòwide; vast
• 广州市Guǎng zhōu ShìGuangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province 广东省
• 广东省Guǎng dōng ShěngGuangdong Province, capital Guangzhou 广州市
• 广告牌guǎng gào páibillboard
• 广东人Guǎng dōng rénCantonese (people)
• 广义guǎng yìbroad sense; general sense
• 广东话Guǎng dōng huàCantonese language
• 广播电台guǎng bō diàn táiradio station; broadcasting station
• 广电guǎng diànradio and television; broadcasting
• 广为guǎng wéiwidely
• 广岛Guǎng dǎoHiroshima (prefecture and city in Japan)
• 广袤guǎng màovast
• 广交会Guǎng Jiāo HuìChina Export Commodities Fair also known as the Canton Fair
• 广博guǎng bóextensive
• 广度guǎng dùbreadth
• 广播剧guǎng bō jùradio drama
• 广告主guǎng gào zhǔadvertiser
• 广角guǎng jiǎowide-angle; panoramic; fig. wide perspective
• 广州日报Guǎng zhōu Rì bàoGuangzhou Daily

Words containing 广

• 推广tuī guǎngto extend; to spread; to popularize
• 见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎng(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
• 宽广kuān guǎngwide; broad; extensive
• 大庭广众dà tíng guǎng zhòng(idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在
• 神通广大shén tōng guǎng dà(idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
• 两广Liǎng Guǎngthe two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
• 李广Lǐ GuǎngLi Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飞将军 and much feared by…
• 朱广沪Zhū Guǎng hùZhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach
• 英国广播公司Yīng guó Guǎng bō Gōng sīBritish Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
• 湖广Hú guǎngHubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
• 老广lǎo guǎng(colloquial) person from Guangdong province (esp. Cantonese)
• 中国国际广播电台Zhōng guó Guó jì Guǎng bō Diàn táiChina Radio International; CRI
• 增广zēng guǎngto widen
• 英广Yīng guǎngBBC (abbr. for 英国广播公司
• 太平广记Tài píng Guǎng jìExtensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
• 时代广场Shí dài Guǎng chǎngTimes Square
• 天安门广场Tiān ān mén Guǎng chǎngTiananmen Square
• 特拉法加广场Tè lā fǎ jiā Guǎng chǎngTrafalgar Square (London)
• 点击付费广告diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gàopay-per-click advertising
• 识多才广shí duō cái guǎngknowledgeable and versatile
• 推而广之tuī ér guǎng zhīto apply sth more broadly; by logical extension; and, by extension
• 网络广告wǎng luò guǎng gàoonline advertising
• 北上广Běi Shàng GuǎngBeijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京
• 购物广场gòu wù guǎng chǎngshopping mall

Characters that look like 广

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 厂chǎngfactory; yard; depot

Sounds the same

Read guǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 犷rough; uncouth; boorish