Spot 广
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
广 component
guǎng · broad, vast, wide; building, house
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 广
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue广Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 广 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
店=
+占
座=
+坐
底=
+氐
度=
+廿+又
床=
+木
应=
+⺍+一
库=
+车
麻=
+林
鹰=
+倠+鸟
废=
+发
鹿=
+比
矿=
石
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Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 广 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
店diàn
inn
HSK 3.0 · L1饭店fàndiànrestaurant
HSK 3.0 · L1起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
HSK 3.0 · L1商店shāngdiànstore
HSK 3.0 · L1书店shūdiànbookstore
HSK 3.0 · L1床chuángbed
HSK 3.0 · L2酒店jiǔdiànwine shop
HSK 3.0 · L2药店yàodiànpharmacy
HSK 3.0 · L2矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
HSK 3.0 · L3应该yīnggāiought to
HSK 3.0 · L3答应dāyingto answer
HSK 3.0 · L4到底dàodǐfinally
HSK 3.0 · L4