Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 活 represents the sound.
Components
門 Meaning component
gate
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关 to close (simp)閂 latch (trad)閎 wide (trad)閑 barrier (trad/jp)閒 leisure (trad)閘 floodgate (trad)閡 blocked (trad)閣 cabinet (trad/jp)閤 small side door (trad)閥 valve (trad/jp)閦 sanskrit閨 small entrance (trad)閫 threshold (trad)閬 high (trad)閭 village of twenty-five (trad)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)
Historical Evolution
闊
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
闊
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
闊
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
闊
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
闊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阔 / 闊 [kuò]
rich; wide; broad
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
闊 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (35)
广阔 [guǎngkuò] #14,045
wide
开阔 [kāikuò] #12,702
wide
宽阔 [kuānkuò] #22,934
expansive
辽阔 [liáokuò] #28,012
vast
昂首阔步 [ángshǒukuòbù] #24,636
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
高谈阔论 [gāotánkuòlùn] #31,683
to harangue
阔别 [kuòbié] #47,888
separated for a long time
大刀阔斧 [dàdāokuòfǔ] #43,565
bold and decisive
阔绰 [kuòchuò] #36,621
ostentatious
海阔天空 [hǎikuòtiānkōng] #24,237
wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
迂闊 [うかつ] #8,442
careless
⭐ 快活 [かいかつ] #10,928
cheerful
闊歩 [かっぽ] #20,373
striding
闊達 [かったつ] #46,633
broad-minded
自由闊達 [じゆうかったつ] #95,589
free and easy
久闊を叙する [きゅうかつをじょする] #108,003
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
久闊 [きゅうかつ] #114,121
not having met or contacted someone for a long time
広闊 [こうかつ] #136,562
spaciousness
寛闊 [かんかつ] #142,158
generous
明朗闊達 [めいろうかったつ] #154,309
upbeat and freehearted
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KOREAN WORDS (2)