Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

rich; wide; broad

Chinese: 宽阔,也表示富有。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 阔 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 广阔guǎng kuòwide; vast
  • 开阔kāi kuòwide; open (spaces); to open up
  • 宽阔kuān kuòexpansive; wide; width; thickness
  • 辽阔liáo kuòvast; extensive
  • 阔绰kuò chuòextravagant; liberal with money

Example Sentence

草原一望无际,十分辽阔。Cǎo yuán yí wàng wú jì, shí fēn liáo kuò.The grassland stretches endlessly and is very vast.

草原Cǎo yuángrassland一望无际yí wàng wú jìas far as the eye can see 十分shí fēnvery辽阔liáo kuòvast