Chinese symbol for “expansive”
宽阔
kuān kuò
Traditional: 寬闊
expansive; wide; width; thickness
The closest CC-CEDICT match for expansive is 宽阔 (kuān kuò), defined as: expansive; wide; width; thickness.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “expansive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恢 | huī | (bound form) vast; expansive; (bound form) to restore; to recover |
| 粗放 | cū fàng | extensive; expansive |
| 豪爽 | háo shuǎng | outspoken and straightforward; forthright |
| 夷旷 (夷曠) | yí kuàng | expansive; level and broad |
| 浩然 | hào rán | vast; expansive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宽阔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宽容 (寬容) | kuān róng | lenient; tolerant |
| 宽松 (寬鬆) | kuān sōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable |
| 放宽 (放寬) | fàng kuān | to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions) |
| 宽度 (寬度) | kuān dù | width |
| 宽恕 (寬恕) | kuān shù | to forgive; forgiveness |
| 拓宽 (拓寬) | tuò kuān | to broaden |
| 广阔 (廣闊) | guǎng kuò | wide; vast |
| 开阔 (開闊) | kāi kuò | wide; open (spaces) |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.