(huà) - vast & wide

Tone 4

huà | 14 strokes | radical:

· huà

vast;

wide;

broad;

extensive (archaic usage)

vastwidebroad

Usage highlights

vast territoryextensive knowledgewide riverbroad mindexpansive viewspacious hall

Synonyms

  • 广wide; broad
  • broad; wide
  • wide; broad

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text described a vast territory (摦土).
  • His knowledge was extensive and profound (摦博).
  • They crossed the wide river (摦河).

Collocations

  • vast territory(摦土)
  • extensive knowledge(摦博)
  • wide river(摦河)
  • broad mind(摦怀)
  • expansive view(摦观)
  • spacious hall(摦堂)

Idioms

  • Vast as the ocean(海摦天空)
  • Broad-minded and generous(心摦体胖)
  • Extensive learning and profound scholarship(学摦才高)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts with meanings related to vastness and breadth
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily found in literary or historical contexts
  • The character structure suggests the concept of 'hand' (扌) combined with 'broad' (夸)

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