擴
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kuò · to expand, to stretch, to magnify

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Shape and proportion

18Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 擴

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Example sentences

Notice where 擴 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ mén zhèng zài nǔ lì kuò zhǎn hé zuò.我們正在努力擴展合作。

We are working hard to cooperate more.

Source: Tatoeba #6583828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén kuò kuò le dì guó de lǐng tǔ.他們擴闊了帝國的領土。

They increased the territory of the empire.

Source: Tatoeba #763064 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ái xì bāo yǐ jīng kuò sàn dào tā de wèi.癌細胞已經擴散到她的胃。

The cancer has spread to her stomach.

Source: Tatoeba #902949 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà gè shì chǎng yì zhí zài jí sù kuò zhǎn.那個市場一直在急速擴展。

That market has been rapidly expanding.

Source: Tatoeba #347405 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhēn de hěn xū yào kuò dà zì jǐ de bǎi bǎi yǔ cí huì liáng.他真的很需要擴大自己的柏柏語詞彙量。

He really needs to expand his Berber vocabulary.

Source: Tatoeba #13249543 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chéng shì kuò zhāng huì duì huán jìng zào chéng pò huài.城市擴張會對環境造成破壞。

Urban sprawl is environmentally damaging.

Source: Tatoeba #13180229 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 擴 in context

  1. Say kuò, then recall the core meaning: to expand, to stretch, to magnify.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 擴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.