擴 meaning and stroke order
To expand, to stretch, to magnify
How to write 擴, stroke by stroke
18 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 擴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to enlarge
How 擴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wide.
廣 gives the meaning and 扌 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 擴
擴 is made of 扌 (hand) and 廣 (guǎng, wide), and the data hints at the idea of wide. Picture your hands pushing something until it becomes wide, and you have 擴 (kuò), to expand.
擴 is almost always used in two-character words such as 扩大 (kuòdà, to expand), 扩展 (kuòzhǎn, to extend) and 扩散 (kuòsàn, to spread). The word lists show the simplified form 扩, which is what you will see in mainland China. Example: 公司想扩大市场。(Gōngsī xiǎng kuòdà shìchǎng.) The company wants to expand its market.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 擴 with 礦 (kuàng, mine), which also contains 廣 but uses 石 (stone) on the left and has a different sound. Also keep the pronunciation kuò with a fourth tone, not guǎng like the 廣 component.
Common words with 擴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 擴
How many strokes are in 擴?
擴 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 擴 mean?
擴 (kuò) means to expand, to stretch, to magnify. A common word with it is 扩大 (kuòdà), meaning "to expand; to enlarge".
How do you pronounce 擴?
擴 is pronounced kuò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 擴?
The radical of 擴 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 擴 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 擴?
擴 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 扩, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 扩大 and 扩展?
扩大 (kuòdà) means to make something bigger in size or scope, like a market or an influence. 扩展 (kuòzhǎn) stresses extending outward or adding to something, like a road network or a business line. They overlap, but 扩大 is the more general everyday word.
How do you say megaphone or loudspeaker using this character?
Use 扩音器 (kuòyīnqì), literally a device that expands sound. You might hear it at a tour group or a school event: 老师用扩音器说话。(Lǎoshī yòng kuòyīnqì shuōhuà.) The teacher speaks through a megaphone.