寬
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kuān · broad, spacious, vast, wide

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15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 寬

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Example sentences

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Zhè tiáo lù de kuān dù shì duō shǎo?這條路的寬度是多少?

What's the width of this road?

Source: Tatoeba #872449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tiáo hé yǒu yì yīng lǐ kuān.這條河有一英里寬。

This river is one mile across.

Source: Tatoeba #10654585 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén mén cháng shuō hé lán rén hěn kuān róng.人們常說荷蘭人很寬容。

It is said that Dutch are tolerant.

Source: Tatoeba #765395 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yán yǐ lǜ jǐ , kuān yǐ dài rén.嚴以律己, 寬以待人。

Pardon all but thyself.

Source: Tatoeba #778551 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tiáo hé kuān yì yīng lǐ.這條河寬一英里。

This river is one mile across.

Source: Tatoeba #419260 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zǒu láng yào gòu lún yǐ kuān.走廊要夠輪椅寬。

The hallway needs to be wide enough for a wheelchair.

Source: Tatoeba #9584511 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 寬 in context

  1. Say kuān, then recall the core meaning: broad, spacious, vast, wide.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 寬 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.