广 guǎng — wide · English

广

guǎng

wide

At a glance · 广

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「广」繁体「廣」甲骨文象庑殿之屋，小篆从广黄声。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「广」本为依山崖之屋（读yǎn）；廣指宽广、广大。

Structure

「广」象形，本象岩屋（yǎn）；廣从广黄声，指宽广。简作广。

At a glance

Pinyinguǎng

Radical广

Strokes3

UnicodeU+5E7F

Character type象形

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English wide wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53

Français vaste / Guangnei Vaste ; Guangnei (palais). «右通广内» : le palais Guangnei.

Español vasto / Guangnei Vasto; Guangnei (palacio). «右通广内»: el palacio Guangnei.

العربية واسع / غوانغ-نوي واسع؛ غوانغ-نوي (قصر). «右通广内»: قصر غوانغ-نوي.

Русский обширный / Гуан-нэй Обширный; Гуан-нэй (дворец). «右通广内»: дворец Гуан-нэй.

Common words

广大guǎng dàvast
广告guǎng gàoadvertisement

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