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廣

简 广 · 繁 廣
Mandarin · pinyin guǎng#

Meanings · guǎng

  1. wide
  2. numerous
  3. to spread
Mandarin · pinyin Guǎng#

Meanings · Guǎng

  1. surname Guang
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廣
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广
guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
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gwong2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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character

  1. broad; wide; extensive; vast
  2. many; numerous; multitudinous
  3. to expand; to enlarge
  4. common; widespread; universal; pervasive; general; ubiquitous
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “Guangzhou”)
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng, “Guangdong”)
  7. (Sichuanese) overseas; foreign; western; imported
  8. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) width; breadth
  9. a surname, Guang

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to measure width
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) distance from east to west

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 曠 /旷 (kuàng)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 壙 /圹 (kuàng)

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 闋廣／阕广, alternative form of 騤𩧉 /骙𱄾 (juéguāng)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 光

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