Memory phrase for the character: 宽
宽
Meaning
wide, broad, spacious, lenient Pronunciation kuān Explanation Top: roof 宀, below: 苋 (plant 艹, see 见/見 (An eye 目 on legs 儿 = looking around)
Mnemonic
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From the roof, the plants, which I can see are (everywhere): widely and broadly. Radicals
宀
roof
艹
grass, plant Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
见
to see This radical is simplified from 見, that is understood as "an eye 目 on legs 儿", expressing a "looking around".
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Vocabulary
宽度 kuān dù
width
1655
宽裕 kuān yù
comfortably off; ample; plenty
5387
宽窄 kuān zhǎi
width; breadth
5884
请求宽恕
qǐng qiú kuān shù
to sue for mercy; to ask for forgiveness; begging for magnanimity
6051
宽敞 kuān chang
spacious; wide
6678
宽敞 kuān chang
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