廣  guǎng OC: kʷaaŋʔ MC: kɑŋ 51 AttributionsWD

The standard general word is guǎng 廣 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") referring to anything of get spatial extension, also in various metaphorical senses.

Word relations
• Subject: 地/TERRITORY Dì 地 refers to a well-defined bounded piece of territory. 3 Attributions
• Ant: 狹/NARROW The current general word for narrowness is xiá 狹 (ant. kuān 寬 "broad") which refers quite generally to the small size of any opening. 1 Attribution
• Epithet: 地/EARTH The current general term for the earth or land is dì 地 (ant. tiān 天"Heaven"). 1 Attribution
• Contrast: 博/BROAD Bó 博 (ant. yuē 約 "confined") is primarily metaphorical in application, and its concrete senses applied to physical objects are derived senses of the word only.
• Contrast: 大/BROAD
• Assoc: 浩/BIG

Syntactic words
• nabfeaturewidth1 Attribution
• nabgradedCHEMLA 2003: comparative width; the comparatively wider partJZ 5.1, Liu Hui's comm: 損廣補狹 "one reduces the comparatively wider part and compensatorily increases the comparatively narrower part"0 Attributions
• nabmathematical termCHEMLA 2003: width In JZ 廣 does not always refer to the smaller side of the rectangle, but regularly refers to the dimension in the east-west direction. By the time of the commentator Li Chunfeng, this has changed, and 廣 has come to refer to the smaller dimension irrespective of its directionality.1 Attribution
• npost-Nmathematical termthe width of NVK3 Attributions
• v[adN]figurativewhat is broad in scope and importanceCH1 Attribution
• vadNbroad, spacious6 Attributions
• vadNfigurativeexpansive, far-reaching; well-developedCH1 Attribution
• vadVfigurativewidely; broadly; on a broad scale; in a wide-ranging manner5 Attributions
• vichangebecome braoder> expand, be expanding7 Attributions
• vifigurativebe broad of vision and ambition6 Attributions
• vifigurativebe widespread; reach far and wideCH4 Attributions
• vigradedbe wide and large, spacious (as a dwelling, or a territory)5 Attributions
• vt+Nstativebe broad to the extent of, be as broad as3 Attributions
• vtoNcausativeexpand, make larger6 Attributions
• vtoNfigurative, causativebroaden0 Attributions
• vtoNreflexive.自broaden what (one) has, create room for (oneself), be expansive about (oneself)2 Attributions

博  bó OC: paaɡ MC: pɑk 39 AttributionsWD

Bó 博 (ant. yuē 約 "confined") is primarily metaphorical in application, and its concrete senses applied to physical objects are derived senses of the word only.

Word relations
• Result: 學/STUDY The dominant word is xué 學 (ant. jiào 教 "train teach")which refers primarily to studying or training under another person, and secondarily to the learning by heart texts. Very often, the word retains a tinge of immitation. 1 Attribution
• Ant: 淺/SHALLOW1 Attribution
• Ant: 約/RESTRAIN The current general word for restraining something or someone is yuē 約 (ant. zòng 縱 "give free rein to").
• Ant: 約/SMALL1 Attribution
• Object: 道術/PHILOSOPHY1 Attribution
• Epithet: 學/STUDY The dominant word is xué 學 (ant. jiào 教 "train teach")which refers primarily to studying or training under another person, and secondarily to the learning by heart texts. Very often, the word retains a tinge of immitation. 4 Attributions
• Epithet: 帶/BELT The current general word is dài 帶 which refers to any belt worn on the hip, and this belt may be of leather, silk or any other fabric. Note that dài 帶 alone is often used to refer to shēn 紳. [GENERAL], [PROSAIC]; [[COMMON]] 1 Attribution
• Contrast: 廣/BROAD The standard general word is guǎng 廣 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") referring to anything of get spatial extension, also in various metaphorical senses.
• Contrast: 詳/DETAILED The current general word for detail is xiáng 詳 (ant. lŸè 略 "without proper detail" and yào 要 "only in main outline"). 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nabfeaturebroadness, wide-reaching qualityLZ2 Attributions
• v[adN]figurativewhat is of broad importanceCH1 Attribution
• vadNbroad (learning)2 Attributions
• vadNphysically broad, wide (of territories or belts etc)CH1 Attribution
• vadNfigurativewide-reaching0 Attributions
• vadVfigurativeon a large scale, broadly; from a wide variety of sources; in a wide variety of ways17 Attributions
• vibe large (of a state); be large (of an area of any kind)2 Attributions
• vifigurativebe broad, be not narrow (of learning or knowledge), comprehensive, wide-ranging10 Attributions
• viprocessbe broadly/widely manifestedCH1 Attribution
• vtoNcausativecause to be broad> broaden, widen (also transferred senses)3 Attributions
• vtoNfigurativehave broad learning with respect to0 Attributions

廣狹  guǎng xiá OC: kʷaaŋʔ ɡreeb MC: kɑŋ ɦɣɛp 7 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featurerelative size (of territory or cloth)7 Attributions

寬  kuān OC: khoon MC: khʷɑn 4 AttributionsWD

Kuān 寬 (ant. zhǎi 窄 "narrow") is recorded as meaning "broad" in SHUOWEN and is so used in HOUHANSHU, but the word was predominantly used in metaphorical senses like "broad-minded, forgiving, not strict", and related to huì 惠 "generous".

Word relations
• Ant: 狹/NARROW The current general word for narrowness is xiá 狹 (ant. kuān 寬 "broad") which refers quite generally to the small size of any opening.
• Assoc: 容/CONTAIN Róng 容 refers to the making room for and thus containing or having space for something, and the word is also used abstractly. [GENERAL] 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vibe broad, spacious (like a river)1 Attribution
• viactbe bent on expansion, be expansive in action1 Attribution
• vifigurativelarge-hearted, non-petty; broad-minded1 Attribution
• vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to be broad-minded> take heart1 Attribution

普  pǔ OC: phaaʔ MC: phuo̝ 4 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vadNwide-spread> broad, expansive4 Attributions

周  zhōu OC: tjɯw MC: tɕɨu 3 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Ant: 比/PARTIAL Bǐ 比 (ant. zhōu 周 "catholic") refers to partiality in the context of political cooperation. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vifigurativerange widely, range universally; be catholic3 Attributions

大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 2 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Contrast: 廣/BROAD The standard general word is guǎng 廣 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") referring to anything of get spatial extension, also in various metaphorical senses.
• Assoc: 闊/BROAD Kuò 闊 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") adds to the concept of broadness of spatial extent that of remote distance, and the word was late to enter the pre-Buddhist language. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vadNfigurativeoverallCH1 Attribution
• vibe large in extent1 Attribution

幅  fú OC: pɯɡ MC: puk 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• nabfeaturewidth (of a ribbon); standard width of cloth for sale2 Attributions

廓  kuò OC: khʷaaɡ MC: khɑk 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vadNfigurativevast far-reaching (discourse etc)CH1 Attribution
• vtoNcausativebroaden1 Attribution

弘  hóng OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ MC: ɦəŋ 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vadVbroadly, all-encompassinglyLZ1 Attribution
• vadVfigurativewith a broad perspective1 Attribution

曠  kuàng OC: khʷaaŋs MC: khɑŋ 2 AttributionsWD

Kuàng 曠 adds to the feature of broadness and wide space that of emptiness.

Word relations
• Epithet: 野/COUNTRYSIDE The current general word for the undelimited non-urban areas is yě 野 (ant. yì 邑 "urbanised settlement"). 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• nabstativefigurative, poetic: broadness of perspective; immensity1 Attribution
• vadNwide; broad; vast1 Attribution
• viextensive, expansive, wide open0 Attributions

開  kāi OC: khɯɯl MC: khəi 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativeopen the way for, expand2 Attributions

閑  xián OC: ɢreen MC: ɦɣɛn 2 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Ant: 陋/NARROW Lòu 陋 (ant.* kuò 闊 "in grand style") refers only indirectly to narrowness e.g. of a street as an indication of its undistinguished character. The word focusses on this undistinguished character and is quite marginal in this group. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vifigurativebe broad and wide-ranging in culture1 Attribution
• vtoNfigurativebe broad (-ly learned) with respect to > have a wide-ranging knowledge of1 Attribution

廣博  guǎng bó OC: kʷaaŋʔ paaɡ MC: kɑŋ pɑk 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNspacious1 Attribution
• VPiactbe wide-ranging in what one does1 Attribution

廣大  guǎng dà OC: kʷaaŋʔ daads MC: kɑŋ dɑi 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe broad and wide-ranging2 Attributions

寥廓  liáo kuò MC: lew khwak OC: ɡ-rɯɯw khʷaaɡCH 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPabvast void spaceCH1 Attribution
• NPadNfigurativevast and apparently insubstantialCH1 Attribution

擴  kuò OC: khʷaaɡ MC: khɑk 1 AttributionWD

kuò

Syntactic words
• vtoNextend (something); develop (something) into a proper extent1 Attribution

啟  qǐ OC: kheeʔ MC: khei 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativebroaden, widen, extend1 Attribution

氾  fàn OC: phoms MC: phi̯ɐm 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vifigurativebroad1 Attribution

泛  fàn OC: phoms MC: phi̯ɐm 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vi.red-V:adNPab{S}broad in orientation, comprehensive1 Attribution

訏  xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vi.redbe broad and large1 Attribution

闊  kuò OC: khood MC: khʷɑt 1 AttributionWD

Kuò 闊 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") adds to the concept of broadness of spatial extent that of remote distance, and the word was late to enter the pre-Buddhist language.

Word relations
• Assoc: 大/BROAD1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vadNbroad1 Attribution
• viwide, broad; SHI 31: widely separated, very distant0 Attributions

寬博  kuān bó OC: khoon paaɡ MC: khʷɑn pɑk 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNspacious1 Attribution

寬廣  kuān guǎng OC: khoon kʷaaŋʔ MC: khʷɑn kɑŋ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPispacious (without hindrance)1 Attribution

廓然  kuò rán OC: khʷaaɡ njen MC: khɑk ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadVfrom a broad angle, in a vast perspective;1 Attribution

廣莫  guǎng mò OC: kʷaaŋʔ maaɡ MC: kɑŋ mɑk 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe very vast1 Attribution

豁然  huò rán OC: qhʷaad njen MC: hʷɑt ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPiinchoativebecome like open space, broaden (the perspective of one's mind) (in Zen texts often used for describing an enlightenment experience, metaphorically comparing it to the unobstructedness of open space)1 Attribution

閎大  hóng dà OC: ɡʷrɯɯŋ daads MC: ɦɣɛŋ dɑi 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPiactbe broad and comprehensive in what one does1 Attribution

寥  liáo MC: lew OC: ɡ-rɯɯwCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadNvast and apparently emptyCH1 Attribution

蕩  dàng 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vi.red-V:adNPab{S}broadly, greatlyLZ1 Attribution

薄薄  báo bó báo báo bó báo MC: bak bak OC: baaɡ baaɡLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadN= pu3pu3 溥溥: evoking the idea of great broadnessLZ1 Attribution

恢然  huī rán MC: khwoj nyen OC: khʷɯɯ njenLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPifigurativebe all-encompassingLZ1 Attribution

淺  qiǎn MC: tshjenX OC: tshenʔLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadNbroad: of one's belt, the broadness of which makes the garment to be tied in a "shallow" way (XUN, Zhang Jue et alii: contended, for others e.g. 'narrow')LZ1 Attribution

博大  bó dà MC: pak dajH OC: paaɡ daadsLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPifigurativebroad and wide-reaching (knowledge, intelligence, spirit)LZ1 Attribution

汎  fàn MC: phjomH OC: phlomsCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vi=氾 all-embracing in rangeCH1 Attribution

嘏  jiǎ MC: kaeX OC: kraaʔCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• nabvast reach 瑕(xiá）：广阔辽远。CH1 Attribution

襃  bāo MC: paw OC: puuCH 1 AttributionWD

Word relations
• Epithet: 衣/GARMENT The current general word for garments of any kind is yī 衣, and the word refers specifically to the upper garments like jackets rather than the lower garments like skirts. [HUANG 1995: 711 - 712] 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vadNloose, billowing (garments)CH1 Attribution

恢  huī OC: khʷɯɯ MC: khuo̝i 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vi(poetic, the word is often reduplicated:) stretch over a vast space0 Attributions
• vifigurativebe broad in culture0 Attributions

拓  tuò OC: thaaɡ MC: thɑk 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativeexpand (a territory)0 Attributions

敞  chǎng OC: thjaŋʔ MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vispacious, open (like an open area)0 Attributions

漭  mǎng OC: maaŋʔ MC: mɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vibroad vast (as of a landscape view)0 Attributions

灝  hào OC: ɡuuʔ MC: ɦɑu 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vibe vast, of water areas???0 Attributions

紹  shào OC: ɡ-lewʔ MC: dʑiɛu 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativeexpand (intelligence/understanding)0 Attributions

袤  mào OC: moos MC: mu 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vibroad in extent0 Attributions

博通  bó tōng OC: paaɡ kh-looŋ MC: pɑk thuŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPifigurativebroad and varied0 Attributions

泱泱  yāng yāng OC: qaŋ qaŋ MC: ʔi̯ɐŋ ʔi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• videep and wide; broad; widespread ????0 Attributions

  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPadNfigurativevast and apparently insubstantialCH0 Attributions