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Meaning of 宽

Pinyin kuān

Radical

宀

Strokes

Definition

lenient / wide / broad

Usage

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宽 kuān [形] 【本义】: 房屋宽敞【造字法】: 形声。从宀( mián)，表示与房屋有关，苋( kuān )声。 1. 同本义 (spacious) 【引】《说文》：宽，屋宽大也。《后汉书·刘般传》：府寺宽敞。【例】又如: 宽厂(宽敞); 宽空(宽畅，不阻塞); 宽转(宽敞有余地) 2. 广阔; 面积大。与“狭”相对 (broad; wide) 【引】张祜《送韦整尉长沙》：云水洞庭宽。 3. 横的距离大 (wide) 【引】白居易《题新居寄元八》：阶庭宽窄才容足。【例】又如: 宽乡(指地广人稀之地); 宽平(指宽阔平坦之处); 宽衍(宽阔平坦) 4. 度量宽宏; 宽厚 (lenient) 【引】《诗·卫风·淇奥》：宽兮绰兮。传:“宽能容众。” 《易·文》：言宽以居之。 5. 舒缓; 延缓 (relieve) 【例】如: 宽延(宽缓，延缓); 宽柔(宽缓和柔); 宽快(畅快，舒服; 衣服肥大); 宽缓(委婉和缓) 6. 宽坐(多坐一会儿。留坐的敬词)宽松; 松弛。紧的反义词 (loose) 【引】《孟子·公孙丑上》：虽褐宽博，吾不惴焉。【例】又如: 宽余(肥大，宽松); 宽褪(过分肥大); 宽衫(古人穿在外面的长袍，具有普通礼服的性质) 7. 多; 富裕 (abundant) 【引】洪亮吉《治平篇》：以二人居室十间，公田一顷，宽然有余矣。【例】又如: 宽饮(劝酒之词。表示请人多喝些酒) 宽 kuān [名] 宽度，广度 (breadth; width)。【例】如: 这条河有一里宽; 国旗的宽是长的三分之二; 球场的宽和长都有严格规定宽 kuān [动] 1. 放松; 放宽 (loose; relieve) 【引】清·方苞《狱中杂记》：则械系不稍宽。宋·柳永《凤栖梧》：衣带渐宽终不悔，为伊消得人憔悴。【例】又如: 宽制(放宽法制); 宽律(放宽刑律); 宽放(放宽); 宽限(宽延期限) 2. 宽免; 宽恕 (mitigate and annul; pardon) 【引】《荀子·正论》：杀人者不死而伤人者不刑，是谓惠暴而宽贼也。唐·李朝威《柳毅传》：遂宽其同气之罪。【例】又如: 宽贳(宽恕; 宽赦); 宽护(宽恕庇护); 宽减(从宽减免); 宽缓(宽容而不急迫) 3. 减轻 (lighten; relax) 【引】《盐铁论·诛秦》：宽徭役。【例】又如: 宽征(减轻或缓征赋税); 宽痛(减轻痛苦); 宽徭(减轻徭役) 4. 宽慰; 宽解 (console) 【例】如: 宽勉(宽解勉励); 宽譬(劝慰宽解，使人消解愁闷) 5. 卸脱; 解开 (take off) 【例】如: 宽衣(旧时敬辞。请人脱去衣服); 宽章(请客人脱掉外面袍褂的敬辞)

宽厚 kuān hòu

tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice)

宽宥 kuān yòu

to pardon / to forgive

宽阔 kuān kuò

expansive / wide / width / thickness

宽宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng

magnanimous (idiom); generous

宽宏 kuān hóng

magnanimous

宽容 kuān róng

lenient / tolerant / indulgent / charitable / to forgive

宽广 kuān guǎng

wide / broad / extensive / vast

宽度 kuān dù

width

宽大 kuān dà

spacious / wide / lenient

宽敞 kuān chang

spacious / wide

放宽 fàng kuān

to relax restrictions

宽带 kuān dài

broadband

宽松 kuān sōng

to relax (policy) / relaxed

宽恕 kuān shù

to forgive / forgiveness

带宽 dài kuān

bandwidth

宽心 kuān xīn

relieved / comforted / to relieve anxieties / at ease / relaxed / reassuring / happy

宽慰 kuān wèi

to console / to soothe / relieved

宽裕 kuān yù

comfortably off / ample / plenty

宽泛 kuān fàn

wide-ranging

展宽 zhǎn kuān

to widen

宽窄 kuān zhǎi

width / breadth

宽敞明亮 kuān chǎng míng liàng

bright and spacious / large and bright

宽甸 Kuān diàn

Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Liaoning / abbr. for 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县

宽甸满族自治县 Kuān diàn Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn

Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东[Dan1 dong1], Liaoning

宽绰 kuān chuò

spacious / generously proportioned

宽舒 kuān shū

happy / carefree

宽贷 kuān dài

to pardon / to excuse

宽赦 kuān shè

to forgive