廣 meaning and stroke order
Broad, vast, wide; building, house
How to write 廣, 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 廣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wide
- numerous
- to spread
How 廣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Building.
广 gives the meaning and 黄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 廣
廣 is a building 广 (the radical shaped like a roof with one wall) with 黄 (huáng) inside giving the sound. Picture a huge open hall so wide that the roof shelters a whole field of yellow 黄, and you have "broad" and "vast."
廣 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and older texts. It appears in many common words about size or spreading, such as 廣場 (guǎngchǎng) plaza and 廣播 (guǎngbō) broadcast. Example: 這個廣告很有趣。(Zhège guǎnggào hěn yǒuqù.) This commercial is very interesting.
Common mistake: Learners often say huáng because of the phonetic 黄, but 廣 is read guǎng in the third tone. Also do not confuse 廣 with 黃 (huáng) alone or with 擴 (kuò, to expand), which adds the hand radical 扌.
Common words with 廣
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 廣告 | guǎnggào | to advertise; a commercial | HSK 2 |
| 廣場 | guǎngchǎng | public square; plaza | HSK 2 |
| 廣播 | guǎngbō | broadcast; broadcasting | HSK 3 |
| 推廣 | tuīguǎng | to extend; to spread | HSK 3 |
| 廣大 | guǎngdà | (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale | HSK 3 |
| 寬廣 | kuānguǎng | wide; broad | HSK 4 |
| 廣泛 | guǎngfàn | wide; broad; extensive; widespread | HSK 5 |
| 廣闊 | guǎngkuò | wide; vast | HSK 6 |
| 廣義 | guǎngyì | broad sense; general sense | HSK 7-9 |
| 廣告牌 | guǎnggàopái | billboard | |
| 大庭廣眾 | dàtíngguǎngzhòng | (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在[zai4] and followe | |
| 廣袤 | guǎngmào | vast | |
| 廣播電台 | guǎngbōdiàntái | radio station | |
| 神通廣大 | shéntōngguǎngdà | (idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities |
Characters that contain 廣
Learning 廣 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 廣
How many strokes are in 廣?
廣 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 廣 mean?
廣 (guǎng) means broad, vast, wide; building, house. A common word with it is 广告 (guǎnggào), meaning "to advertise; a commercial".
How do you pronounce 廣?
廣 is pronounced guǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 廣?
The radical of 廣 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 廣 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 廣?
廣 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 广, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 廣 and 广?
They are the same word guǎng. 广 is the simplified form used in mainland China, and 廣 is the traditional form. Note that 广 on its own is also the name of the building radical in both systems.
Why is Guangdong written with 廣?
廣東 (Guǎngdōng) and 廣西 (Guǎngxī) take their names from an old region called 廣, meaning a wide area, split into east and west. In simplified writing they become 广东 and 广西.