Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 黃 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
広
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
広
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
広
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
広
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
広
Bronze
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
広
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
広
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
広
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
広
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
広
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
広
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
广 / 廣 [Guǎng]
surname Guang
广 / 廣 [guǎng]
wide; numerous; to spread
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
広 こう
Kō female given name
広 こうじ
Kōji unclassified name
広 ひろ
Hiro place namesurnamefemale given name
広 ひろかつ
Hirokatsu unclassified name
広 ひろさき
Hirosaki surname
広 ひろし
Hiroshi place namesurnamegiven name
広 ひろじ
Hiroji unclassified name
広 ひろすえ
Hirosue unclassified name
広 ひろつぐ
Hirotsugu unclassified name
広 ひろまつ
Hiromatsu unclassified name
広 ひろむ
Hiromu given name
広 ゆたか
Yutaka given name
廣 こう
Kō unclassified name
廣 さきひろ
Sakihiro surname
廣 ひろ
Hiro surname
廣 ひろかつ
Hirokatsu unclassified name
廣 ひろし
Hiroshi male given name
廣 ひろじ
Hiroji unclassified name
廣 ひろすえ
Hirosue unclassified name
廣 ひろせ
Hirose surname
廣 ひろたか
Hirotaka surname
廣 ひろつぐ
Hirotsugu unclassified name
廣 ひろはま
Hirohama surname
廣 ゆたか
Yutaka unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (186)
广告 [guǎnggào] #1,226
to advertise
广场 [guǎngchǎng] #3,282
public square
广播 [guǎngbō] #3,004
broadcast
广州 [Guǎngzhōu] #45,539
Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong
广大 [guǎngdà] #18,004
(of an area) vast or extensive
广泛 [guǎngfàn] #10,928
extensive
推广 [tuīguǎng] #10,417
to extend
广东 [Guǎngdōng] #26,070
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
广阔 [guǎngkuò] #14,045
wide
广西 [Guǎngxī] #3,751
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 広い [ひろい] #437
spacious
⭐ 広がる [ひろがる] #928
to spread (out)
⭐ 広げる [ひろげる] #1,617
to spread
⭐ 広場 [ひろば] #3,422
public square
⭐ 繰り広げる [くりひろげる] #5,107
to unfold
⭐ 広大 [こうだい] #5,151
vast
⭐ 広まる [ひろまる] #5,179
to spread
⭐ 広める [ひろめる] #7,215
to spread
⭐ 幅広い [はばひろい] #8,119
extensive
広間 [ひろま] #8,329
hall
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