阔 meaning and stroke order
Rich; wide; broad
How to write 阔, stroke by stroke
12 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 阔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rich
- wide
- broad
- variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]
How 阔 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gate.
门 gives the meaning and 活 hints at the sound.
Radical: 门 (gate), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 阔
Picture a gate 门 (mén) thrown wide open, with lively 活 (huó) activity flowing through it. The gate is the meaning part (a wide opening), and 活 hints at the sound, shifting from huó to kuò.
阔 usually appears in two-character words describing large spaces, like 广阔 (guǎngkuò), 宽阔 (kuānkuò), and 辽阔 (liáokuò). It can also mean rich, as in 阔绰 (kuòchuò, lavish with money). Example: 草原很辽阔。(Cǎoyuán hěn liáokuò.) The grassland is vast.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 门 with 舌 (shé) inside instead of 活, forgetting the three-dot water radical 氵 on the left of 活. Also, do not read it as huó just because 活 is inside; the sound is kuò with a falling fourth tone.
Common words with 阔
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
阔 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 阔
How many strokes are in 阔?
阔 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 阔 mean?
阔 (kuò) means rich; wide; broad. A common word with it is 广阔 (guǎngkuò), meaning "wide; vast".
How do you pronounce 阔?
阔 is pronounced kuò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 阔?
The radical of 阔 is 门, which carries the idea of "gate". Dictionaries list 阔 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 阔?
The traditional form of 阔 is 濶 and 闊. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 阔 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 阔 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 阔 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 宽阔 and 辽阔?
宽阔 (kuānkuò) often describes something wide across, like a road, river, or shoulders. 辽阔 (liáokuò) describes huge expanses such as land, sky, or sea, and sounds more literary.
How can 阔 mean rich?
In colloquial speech, 阔 can describe someone who has a lot of money and spends freely, as in 他现在阔了 (tā xiànzài kuò le), he is rich now. The word 阔绰 (kuòchuò) carries the same idea of generous or showy spending.