廓

kuò
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(bound form) extensive, vast

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

廓 pairs 广 building or hut, the meaning part, with 郭 guō, the sound part. It first meant 'large, vast'. The meaning grew to 'empty, open' and then 'outline'.

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Homophones

阔kuò
wide, broad, rich, vast, wealthy
扩kuò
to expand
括kuò
(bound form) to tie up, to tighten up
适kuò
see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]

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