寬 meaning and stroke order
Broad, spacious, vast, wide
How to write 寬, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 寬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wide
- broad
- loose
- relaxed
- lenient
How 寬 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Roof.
宀 gives the meaning and 苋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 宀 (roof), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 寬
Under the roof 宀 (the semantic part, meaning a house), picture grass 艹 and someone looking 見 around: a room so spacious that plants grow inside and you need to look far to see the walls. The lower part 苋 (xiàn) gives a hint of the sound.
寬 (kuān) describes physical width, like roads, rivers, or rooms, and also loose clothing or a lenient, tolerant attitude. It appears in many words such as 宽度 (kuāndù, width) and 宽容 (kuānróng, tolerant). Example: 这条路很寬。(Zhè tiáo lù hěn kuān.) This road is very wide.
Common mistake: Learners often forget the small dot 丶 at the lower right of 見, making the bottom look like plain 見. In simplified Chinese the character is written 宽, with 见 instead of 見, so do not mix the two forms in the same text.
Common words with 寬
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 寬廣 | kuānguǎng | wide; broad | HSK 4 |
| 寬度 | kuāndù | width | HSK 5 |
| 寬闊 | kuānkuò | expansive; wide | HSK 6 |
| 寬恕 | kuānshù | to forgive; forgiveness | HSK 7-9 |
| 寬容 | kuānróng | lenient; tolerant | HSK 7-9 |
| 寬敞 | kuānchang | spacious; wide | HSK 7-9 |
| 寬鬆 | kuānsōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable | HSK 7-9 |
| 寬泛 | kuānfàn | wide-ranging | HSK 7-9 |
| 寬厚 | kuānhòu | tolerant; generous | HSK 7-9 |
| 拓寬 | tuòkuān | to broaden | HSK 7-9 |
| 寬大 | kuāndà | spacious; wide | |
| 寬慰 | kuānwèi | to console; to soothe | |
| 寬宏大量 | kuānhóngdàliàng | magnanimous (idiom); generous | |
| 寬限 | kuānxiàn | to extend (a deadline etc) |
Questions about 寬
How many strokes are in 寬?
寬 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 寬 mean?
寬 (kuān) means broad, spacious, vast, wide. A common word with it is 宽广 (kuānguǎng), meaning "wide; broad".
How do you pronounce 寬?
寬 is pronounced kuān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 寬?
The radical of 寬 is 宀, which carries the idea of "roof". Dictionaries list 寬 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 寬?
寬 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 宽, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 寬 (kuān) and 广 (guǎng)?
寬 usually measures width from side to side, like a wide road or wide shoulders. 广 means vast or extensive in area or scope, like a broad field of knowledge. They combine in 宽广 (kuānguǎng) for something both wide and expansive.
How do you say someone is open-minded or generous in spirit using 寬?
You can say 心胸宽广 (xīnxiōng kuānguǎng), meaning broad-minded, or 宽宏大量 (kuānhóng dàliàng), meaning magnanimous. To forgive someone, use 宽恕 (kuānshù).