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The Chinese word guang - 广 - guăng
(broad in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

guăng

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English translations

broad, common, to enlarge, to spread, many, numerous,
extensive, wide, vast

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 广 ( guăng ) correctly?"

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Chinese characters  ( guang / guăng ) with pronunciation (English translation: broad )
广 ( guang / guăng ) in traditional characters
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 广 ( guang / guăng ) Writing in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).

Xiaoxi liuchuan de hen guang.
Xiāoxī liúchuán de hĕn guăng.
 – English translation: The news have spread far and wide.

Usage as a radical
广 can also be used as a radical, i.e. as a sub-component of a Chinese character. It is then called guăngzìpáng.
Character complexity
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广 is composed of 3 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

broadcasting  |  advertisement
广 ( guang / guăng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 419)
Chinese example words containing the character 广 ( guang / guăng )
广岛 ( Guăng dăo = Hiroshima ), 广播 ( guăngbō = to broadcast ), 广播室 ( guăngbōshì = broadcasting room ), 广播员 ( guăngbōyuán = radio announcer ), 广场 ( guăngchăng = square ), 广大 ( guăngdà = vast ), 广告 ( guănggào = advertisement ),
More words that mean common in Chinese
gòngtóng ( 共同 ), pŭtōng ( 普通 )

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