廣

See also: 广, 広, and 癀

廣	U+5EE3, 廣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5EE3

← 廢
[U+5EE2]

CJK Unified Ideographs

廤 →
[U+5EE4]

Translingual

Traditional	廣
Shinjitai	広
Simplified	广

Han character

廣 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 戈廿一金 (ITMC), four-corner 0028₆, composition ⿸广黃(HTJK) or ⿸广黄(GV))

Derived characters

鑛, 礦, 擴, 曠, 鄺, 壙, 纊, 儣, 爌, 櫎, 瀇, 穬, 懭, 嚝, 矌, 㼅, 彍, 獷, 䊯, 𤳱, 𢌌, 𩧉, 𪍿, 𠢹, 𢌊, 兤, 懬

Descendants

広, 广 (simplified forms)

References

KangXi: page 351, character 3

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9493

Dae Jaweon: page 663, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 897, character 4

Unihan data for U+5EE3

Chinese

trad.		廣
simp.		广^*
alternative forms		広

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 廣
Shang	Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (黃) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
僙	*kʷaːŋ
廣	*kʷaːŋʔ
鄺	kʷaːŋʔ, qʰʷaːŋ
懬	kʰʷaːŋʔ, kʰaːŋʔ
爌	kʰʷaːŋʔ, kʰʷaːŋs, *qʰʷaːŋʔ
曠	*kʰʷaːŋs
矌	*kʰʷaːŋs
壙	*kʰʷaːŋs
纊	*kʰʷaːŋs
黃	*ɡʷaːŋ
璜	*ɡʷaːŋ
潢	ɡʷaːŋ, ɡʷaːŋs
簧	*ɡʷaːŋ
癀	*ɡʷaːŋ
鱑	*ɡʷaːŋ
獚	*ɡʷaːŋ
蟥	*ɡʷaːŋ
趪	*ɡʷaːŋ
櫎	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
擴	ɡʷlaːŋs, kʰʷaːɡ
瀇	*qʷaːŋʔ
獷	kʷaŋʔ, kʷraːŋʔ
觵	*kʷraːŋ
礦	*kʷraːŋʔ
鑛	*kʷraːŋʔ
穬	*kʷraːŋʔ
橫	ɡʷraːŋ, ɡʷraːŋs, *kʷaːŋ
黌	*ɡʷraːŋ
鐄	*ɡʷraːŋ
嚝	*qʰʷraːŋ
彉	kʷaːɡ, qʰʷaːɡ
彍	kʷaːɡ, qʰʷaːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʷaːŋʔ) : semantic 广 + phonetic 黃 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): guǎng (guang³)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ
(Chengdu, SP): guang³
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуон (guon, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): gwong²
(Taishan, Wiktionary): gong²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kóng
(Meixian, Guangdong): guong³
Jin (Wiktionary): guon²
Min Dong (BUC): guōng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kóng / kńg / kúiⁿ
(Teochew, Peng'im): guang² / geng²
Wu (Wiktionary): kuaan (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): guan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guǎng
  - Wade–Giles: kuang³
  - Yale: gwǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goang
  - Palladius: гуан (guan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: guang³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуон (guon, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɑŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong²
  - Yale: gwóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: guong³
  - Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: guon²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuɒ̃⁵³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: guōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóng
  - Tâi-lô: kóng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korng
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kńg
  - Tâi-lô: kńg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngr
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kuínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³/

Note:

kóng - literary;
kńg/kúiⁿ - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guang² / geng²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuáng / kṳ́ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵²/, /kɯŋ⁵²/

Note: geng2 - used in place names.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: kuaan (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯɑ̃³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: guan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuan⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: /kwɑŋ^X/

Rime
Character	廣
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古晃切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwɑŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaŋ^X/
Li Rong	/kuɑŋ^X/
Wang Li	/kuɑŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwɑŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwong²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kʷˤaŋʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*kʷaːŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	廣
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	guǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ kwang^X ›
Old Chinese	/*kʷˁaŋʔ/
English	wide
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	廣
Reading #	1/1
No.	5368
Phonetic component	黄
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	廣
Old Chinese	/*kʷaːŋʔ/

Definitions

廣

broad; wide; extensive; vast
many; numerous; multitudinous
to expand; to enlarge
common; widespread; universal; pervasive; general; ubiquitous
Short for 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “Guangzhou”).
Short for 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng, “Guangdong”).
(Sichuanese) overseas; foreign; western; imported
^† width; breadth
a surname: Guang

Synonyms

(broad):

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Synonyms of 廣

光大 (guāngdà)
宏大 (hóngdà)
巨大 (jùdà)
洪大 (hóngdà)
浩大 (hàodà)
甚大 (shèndà) (literary)

莽莽 (mǎngmǎng)
薄海 (bóhǎi) (literary, figurative, of an area)
寬大／宽大 (kuāndà)
寬闊／宽阔 (kuānkuò)
廣大／广大 (guǎngdà)
廣闊／广阔 (guǎngkuò)

無邊／无边 (wúbiān)
蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
遼闊／辽阔 (liáokuò)
龐／庞 (páng) (literary, or in compounds)
龐大／庞大 (pángdà)

(many):

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Synonyms of 廣

一系列 (yīxìliè)
不少 (bùshǎo)
不老少 (bùlǎoshǎo) (colloquial)
儦儦 (biāobiāo) (literary)
千千 (qiānqiān) (literary)
千百 (qiānbǎi) (literary)
好些 (hǎoxiē)
好多 (hǎoduō)

孔多 (kǒngduō) (literary)
延延 (yányán) (literary)
很多 (hěnduō)
浩瀚 (hàohàn)
浩繁 (hàofán)
百 (bǎi)
繁多 (fánduō)
萌生 (méngshēng) (literary)

幾多 (Cantonese)
廣大／广大 (guǎngdà) (of people)
眾多／众多 (zhòngduō)
許多／许多 (xǔduō)
諸多／诸多 (zhūduō)
颮颮／飑飑 (pòpò) (literary)
𣍐少／𫧃少 (Min Nan)

(to expand):

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壯大／壮大 (zhuàngdà)
張皇／张皇 (zhānghuáng) (literary)
擴充／扩充 (kuòchōng)

擴大／扩大 (kuòdà)
擴展／扩展 (kuòzhǎn)

擴張／扩张 (kuòzhāng)
開拓／开拓 (kāituò)

(common):

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共通 (gòngtōng)
普通 (pǔtōng)
普遍 (pǔbiàn)

流行 (liúxíng)
遍 (biàn) (literary, or in compounds)

廣泛／广泛 (guǎngfàn)
泛濫／泛滥 (fànlàn) (archaic)

Compounds

Derived terms from 廣

做廣告／做广告
兩廣／两广 (Liǎngguǎng)
公益廣告／公益广告 (gōngyì guǎnggào)
兵多將廣／兵多将广
分類廣告／分类广告 (fēnlèi guǎnggào)
右廣／右广
吳廣／吴广
地廣人稀／地广人稀 (dìguǎngrénxī)
地廣人稠／地广人稠
增廣／增广 (zēngguǎng)
增廣生員／增广生员
增廣見聞／增广见闻
大庭廣眾／大庭广众 (dàtíngguǎngzhòng)
太丘道廣／太丘道广
姚廣孝／姚广孝
姻族廣茂／姻族广茂
孔廣森／孔广森
安廣／安广 (ānguǎng)
寬廣／宽广 (kuānguǎng)
小廣播／小广播
店面廣告／店面广告
廣三鐵路／广三铁路
廣九鐵路／广九铁路
廣交／广交
廣傳／广传 (guǎngchuán)
廣儲司／广储司
廣內／广内
廣博／广博 (guǎngbó)
廣受好評／广受好评
廣告／广告 (guǎnggào)
廣告人／广告人
廣告函件／广告函件
廣告媒體／广告媒体
廣告節目／广告节目
廣告詞／广告词
廣告費／广告费
廣告顏料／广告颜料
廣嗣／广嗣
廣土眾民／广土众民 (guǎngtǔzhòngmín)
廣坐／广坐 (guǎngzuò)
廣場／广场 (guǎngchǎng)
廣夏細旃／广夏细旃
廣大／广大 (guǎngdà)
廣寒／广寒 (guǎnghán)
廣寒仙子／广寒仙子
廣寒宮／广寒宫 (Guǎnghángōng)
廣島／广岛 (Guǎngdǎo)
廣崇／广崇
廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu)
廣州和約／广州和约
廣州戲／广州戏
廣州灣／广州湾 (Guǎngzhōuwān)
廣州起義／广州起义 (Guǎngzhōu Qǐyì)
廣布／广布
廣府幫／广府帮
廣府戲／广府戏
廣度／广度 (guǎngdù)
廣庭／广庭
廣庭大眾／广庭大众
廣廈／广厦
廣廈萬間／广厦万间
廣弘明集／广弘明集
廣德／广德 (Guǎngdé)
廣德從橋／广德从桥
廣惠倉／广惠仓
廣成子／广成子
廣捕／广捕
廣捕文書／广捕文书
廣捨／广舍

廣播／广播 (guǎngbō)
廣播劇／广播剧 (guǎngbōjù)
廣播段／广播段
廣播界／广播界
廣播節／广播节
廣播節目／广播节目
廣播系統／广播系统
廣播網／广播网
廣播電臺／广播电台 (guǎngbō diàntái)
廣文／广文
廣文先生／广文先生
廣方言館／广方言馆
廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng)
廣東大戲／广东大戏
廣東油桐／广东油桐
廣東漢劇／广东汉剧 (Guǎngdōng hànjù)
廣東灣／广东湾
廣東炒麵／广东炒面
廣東粥／广东粥
廣板／广板 (guǎngbǎn)
廣柳車／广柳车
廣欬／广欬
廣武／广武
廣武嘆／广武叹
廣水／广水 (Guǎngshuǐ)
廣法大秤／广法大秤
廣泛／广泛 (guǎngfàn)
廣溪峽／广溪峡
廣漠／广漠 (guǎngmò)
廣牧／广牧
廣用試紙／广用试纸
廣畤／广畤
廣瘡／广疮 (guǎngchuāng)
廣盛／广盛 (guǎngshèng)
廣眾／广众 (guǎngzhòng)
廣眾大庭／广众大庭
廣窯／广窑
廣結善緣／广结善缘
廣結良緣／广结良缘
廣緝／广缉
廣緝文書／广缉文书
廣繡／广绣
廣群芳譜／广群芳谱
廣義／广义 (guǎngyì)
廣耕／广耕
廣莫門／广莫门
廣莫風／广莫风
廣行善事／广行善事
廣衍／广衍
廣袖高髻／广袖高髻
廣袤／广袤 (guǎngmào)
廣裡／广里
廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)
廣西省／广西省
廣覽詩書／广览诗书
廣角鏡／广角镜
廣角鏡頭／广角镜头
廣貨／广货
廣輪／广轮
廣通渠／广通渠
廣鈞／广钧
廣長舌／广长舌
廣開言路／广开言路 (guǎngkāiyánlù)
廣開門路／广开门路
廣闊／广阔 (guǎngkuò)
廣陵客／广陵客
廣陵散／广陵散
廣陸／广陆

廣雅／广雅
廣雅疏證／广雅疏证
廣電處／广电处
廣韻／广韵 (Guǎngyùn)
廣體客機／广体客机
廣鼻類／广鼻类
德廣／德广
心廣體胖／心广体胖 (xīnguǎngtǐpán)
志廣才疏／志广才疏
意廣才疏／意广才疏
戶外廣告／户外广告
才廣妨身／才广妨身
才疏意廣／才疏意广
才高意廣／才高意广
打廣告／打广告
拉廣告／拉广告
推廣／推广 (tuīguǎng)
推廣教育／推广教育
推而廣之／推而广之 (tuī'érguǎngzhī)
新廣武／新广武 (Xīnguǎngwǔ)
有線廣播／有线广播
李廣／李广
李廣利／李广利
李廣射虎／李广射虎
李廣難封／李广难封
楊廣／杨广
楊文廣／杨文广
水廣魚大／水广鱼大
河廣／河广
洋廣貨／洋广货
深廣／深广 (shēnguǎng)
湖廣／湖广 (Húguǎng)
漢廣／汉广
熒幕廣告／荧幕广告
直接廣播／直接广播
短波廣播／短波广播
神通廣大／神通广大 (shéntōng guǎngdà)
稠人廣坐／稠人广坐 (chóurén guǎngzuò)
稠人廣眾／稠人广众
立體廣告／立体广告
立體廣播／立体广播
糧多草廣／粮多草广
紅色廣場／红色广场
網路廣告／网路广告
羅馬廣場／罗马广场
老廣廣／老广广
老廣文／老广文
腹笥甚廣／腹笥甚广
袤廣／袤广
見多識廣／见多识广 (jiànduōshíguǎng)
見聞廣博／见闻广博
言論廣場／言论广场
調幅廣播／调幅广播
調頻廣播／调频广播
識多才廣／识多才广
貳廣／贰广
車廂廣告／车厢广告
車體廣告／车体广告
軍多將廣／军多将广
輿地廣記／舆地广记
農業推廣／农业推广
通衢廣陌／通衢广陌
配置廣播／配置广播
鈞天廣樂／钧天广乐
集思廣益／集思广益 (jísīguǎngyì)
電子廣告／电子广告
魯廣／鲁广 (Lǔguǎng)
鴨兒廣梨／鸭儿广梨

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣):

→ Japanese: 広(こう) (kō)
→ Korean: 광(廣) (gwang)
→ Vietnamese: quảng (廣)

Others:

→ Bouyei: gvaangs
→ Lao: ກວ້າງ (kuāng, “wide, broad”)
→ Thai: กว้าง (gwâang, “wide, broad”)
→ Northern Thai: ᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ
→ Lü: ᦦᦱᧂᧉ (k̇waang²)
→ Shan: ၵႂၢင်ႈ (kwāang)
→ Zhuang: gvangq

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guàng (guang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guàng
  - Wade–Giles: kuang⁴
  - Yale: gwàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanq
  - Palladius: гуан (guan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ⁵¹/

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kʷˤaŋʔ-s/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	廣
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	guǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ kwang^H ›
Old Chinese	/*kʷˁaŋʔ-s/
English	distance from east to west
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Definitions

廣

^† to measure width
^† distance from east to west

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàng (kuang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàng
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuang⁴
  - Yale: kwàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuanq
  - Palladius: куан (kuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwɑŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

廣

^† Alternative form of 曠／旷 (kuàng).
^† Alternative form of 壙／圹 (kuàng).

Pronunciation 4

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāng (guang¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guang
  - Wade–Giles: kuang¹
  - Yale: gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guang
  - Palladius: гуан (guan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ⁵⁵/

Definitions

廣

^† Used in 闋廣／阕广, alternative form of 騤𩧉／骙𱄾 (juéguāng).
^† Alternative form of 光 (guāng).

References

“廣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	広
Kyūjitai	廣

Kanji

廣

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 広)

broad
wide
spacious

Readings

Go-on: こう (kō)^{←くわう (kwau, historical)}
Kan-on: こう (kō)^{←くわう (kwau, historical)}
Kun: ひろい (hiroi, 廣い); ひろば (hiroba); ひろめる (hiromeru, 廣める)

Korean

Alternative forms

광 (広, gwang)

Hanja

廣 (eumhun 넓을 광 (neolbeul gwang))

Hanja form^? of 광 (“broad, wide, extensive”).

Compounds

광고 (廣告, gwanggo, “advertisement”)
광대 (廣大, gwangdae, “vastness”)
광동 (廣東, Gwangdong, “Guangdong”)
광범위 (廣範圍, gwangbeomwi, “large extent”)
광역 (廣域, gwang'yeok, “large area”)
광활 (廣闊, gwanghwal, “spaciousness”)
장광설 (長廣舌, janggwangseol, “long-winded yarn”)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 4.

Vietnamese

Han character

廣: Hán Nôm readings: quảng, quẳng, quãng, rộng