宽

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wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

宀 meaning “roof” + 苋 sound ( xiàn )

Components 宀苋

wide · Heisig RSH #230

house + 见 see + flower

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
宽城满族自治县	Kuān chéng Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn	Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei
宽城区	Kuān chéng Qū	Kuancheng, a district of Changchun City 長春市\|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin
宽城县	Kuān chéng Xiàn	see 寬城滿族自治縣\|宽城满族自治县[Kuan1 cheng2 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
东西宽	dōng xī kuān	east-west distance
量化宽松	liàng huà kuān sōng	quantitative easing (finance)
宽衣解带	kuān yī jiě dài	to undress
宽大	kuān dà	spacious; wide; lenient
宽心	kuān xīn	relieved; comforted; to relieve anxieties; at ease; relaxed; reassuring; happy
宽以待人	kuān yǐ dài rén	to be lenient with others (idiom)
长宽	cháng kuān	length and width; size; dimensions
宽大为怀	kuān dà wéi huái	magnanimous (idiom); generous
宽广度	kuān guǎng dù	width; breadth
宽口	kuān kǒu	wide mouth
宽甸满族自治县	Kuān diàn Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn	Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, in Dandong City 丹東市\|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning
宽城	Kuān chéng	see 寬城滿族自治縣\|宽城满族自治县[Kuan1 cheng2 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]; see 寬城區\|宽城区[Kuan1 cheng2 Qu1]
加宽	jiā kuān	widen
宽尾树莺	kuān wěi shù yīng	(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
宽影片	kuān yǐng piàn	wide-screen movie
宽度	kuān dù	width
宽洪大度	kuān hóng dà dù	magnanimous; generous; broad-minded