阔kuò
expansive, spacious. 12 strokes, radical 门, first met in HSK 6.
What 阔 is made of
门 (mén, gate) and 活 (huó, to exist).
门 carries the meaning — gate — and 活 carries the sound.
How to write 阔
Strokes 1–3 write 门, then strokes 4–12 write 活.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 阔
Words that use 阔
| 阔 | expansive, spacious 指幅面很大 这里来往的车辆很多，路面修得又平又阔。The road surface was laid flat and wide. Lesson 611, 旷野快车 · 驰骛四方与格物明理 · Broad Horizons & Rational Discernment |
| 广阔 | vast, broad 指范围宽广辽阔 国产大型客机飞向广阔蓝天。The domestic airliner soared into the vast blue sky. Lesson 587, 强国之基 · 沧海横流与大国重器 · Navigating Turbulent Waters & Pillars of Industry |
| 宽阔 | broad, wide 指横向距离很大 快车驶过宽阔的原野。The train sped across the broad plain. Lesson 611, 旷野快车 · 驰骛四方与格物明理 · Broad Horizons & Rational Discernment |
More characters with the radical 门
All 11 of them, and what the radical means, on the 门 radical page.