wide, numerous

is composed of 广 (wide, house) and (yellow). 广 is the picture of a house, while depicts a man wearing a semi-circular jade ornament named Huang (). In ancient China, only nobles could wear Huang, and the houses of nobles were big.

Vocabulary of 廣

  • 廣闊 (wide)
  • 廣泛 (comprehensive)
  • 廣場 (plaza, square)

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