扩

擴
kuò
#1,049 most
frequent character
to expand
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扩 puts a hand 扌 with 广 guǎng, which supplies the sound. Its first meaning was to broaden or enlarge. It later grew to mean to extend. 广 stands for 廣 in Simplified Chinese, dropping 黃.

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Example Sentences

我们需要扩展我们的业务。
wǒmen xūyào kuòzhǎn wǒmen de yèwù 。
We need to expand our business.
他想扩展自己的知识面。
tāxiǎng kuòzhǎn zìjǐ de zhīshí miàn 。
He wants to expand his knowledge.
这家公司计划在未来几年扩张。
zhè jiā gōngsī jìhuá zài wèilái jīnián kuòzhāng 。
This company plans to expand in the coming years.

Words with similar meanings

增加zēngjiā
to increase
This synonym emphasizes an increase in quantity or size and is often used in a general context.
拓展tuòzhǎn
to broaden
This synonym often implies extending into new areas or domains, making it more context-specific than '扩'.

Homophones

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

Words Starting With 扩

扩大kuò dà
to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
扩充kuò chōng
to expand
扩张kuò zhāng
expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
扩散kuò sàn
to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion

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