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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

广 meaning “wide” + 扌 sound ( shǒu )

Components 扌广

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fingers + cave

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不扩散核武器条约	Bù Kuò sàn Hé wǔ qì Tiáo yuē	Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
可扩展标记语言	kě kuò zhǎn biāo jì yǔ yán	extensible markup language (XML)
海底扩张说	hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō	theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
气体扩散	qì tǐ kuò sàn	gaseous diffusion
扩大化	kuò dà huà	to extend the scope; to exaggerate
扩大再生产	kuò dà zài shēng chǎn	to expand production; to reproduce on an extended scale
扩音机	kuò yīn jī	amplifier; loudspeaker; hearing aid
核不扩散	hé bù kuò sàn	nuclear nonproliferation
扩音器	kuò yīn qì	megaphone; loudspeaker; amplifier; microphone
海底扩张	hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng	seafloor spreading (geology)
扩散周知	kuò sàn zhōu zhī	to let everyone know; spread the word!
扩胸器	kuò xiōng qì	chest expander (exercise equipment)
核扩散	hé kuò sàn	nuclear proliferation
扩展名	kuò zhǎn míng	(file) extension (computing)
扩大	kuò dà	to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
扩音	kuò yīn	to amplify (sound)
扩增实境	kuò zēng shí jìng	augmented reality (computing)
扩展程序	kuò zhǎn chéng xù	(computing) extension (for a software application, esp. web browsers)
扩军	kuò jūn	armament; to expand armed forces
扩表	kuò biǎo	to expand the balance sheet

Characters sharing the sound component 扌 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
扌 sound part	shǒu	hand
抒	shū	to express; to pour out