阔

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rich; wide; broad

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

门 meaning “gate” + 活 sound ( huó )

Components 门活

broad · Heisig RSH #2619

门 gate + 活 lively

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
海阔天空	hǎi kuò tiān kōng	wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas; the whole wide world; chatting about ever…
长尾阔嘴鸟	cháng wěi kuò zuǐ niǎo	(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
心胸开阔	xīn xiōng kāi kuò	broad-minded; open-minded
高视阔步	gāo shì kuò bù	to strut about
银胸阔嘴鸟	yín xiōng kuò zuǐ niǎo	(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
高谈阔论	gāo tán kuò lùn	to harangue; loud arrogant talk; to spout
阔人	kuò rén	rich person; the rich
阔气	kuò qi	lavish; generous; bounteous; prodigal
开阔	kāi kuò	wide; open (spaces); to open up
阔老	kuò lǎo	variant of 闊佬\|阔佬[kuo4 lao3]
阔度	kuò dù	breadth
窝阔台	Wō kuò tái	Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
窝阔台汗	Wō kuò tái hán	Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
昂首阔步	áng shǒu kuò bù	striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step; to strut
背阔肌	bèi kuò jī	latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest)
阔步	kuò bù	to stride forward
广阔	guǎng kuò	wide; vast
阔叶	kuò yè	broad-leaved (tree)
阔别	kuò bié	separated for a long time
阔嘴鹬	kuò zuǐ yù	(bird species of China) broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)