Meaning of 阔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- rich
- wide
- broad
- variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]
How to use 阔
On its own, 阔 often describes someone rich or showy, as in 阔气 or 摆阔 (show off wealth). For width and vastness it usually appears in two-character words like 广阔, 宽阔 and 辽阔. Example: 草原很辽阔。(Cǎoyuán hěn liáokuò.) The grassland is vast.
阔 is a door 门 (mén) with 活 (huó, alive) inside. Picture a door flung wide open so life can flow in freely, giving you a wide, broad space.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 阔 with 活 (huó) and read it with the wrong sound, but 阔 is kuò, fourth tone. Also, do not use 阔 alone for an ordinary wide road in speech; 宽 (kuān) is the natural everyday word.
阔 in example sentences
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阔 kuò · rich · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 阔.
Questions about 阔
What does 阔 mean?
阔 (kuò) means "rich; wide" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 阔?
阔 is made of 1 character: 阔 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 阔 an HSK word?
Yes. 阔 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 阔 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 阔 is written 闊.
What is the difference between 宽阔 and 辽阔?
宽阔 describes something wide that you can see across, like a road, river or forehead. 辽阔 is for huge, far-reaching spaces such as land, sky or ocean.
Does 阔 have a negative meaning when describing people?
It can. Words like 阔佬 (rich guy) and 摆阔 (flaunt wealth) often carry a hint of showing off, while 阔绰 simply means spending money generously.