旷 - kuàng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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18 strokes
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曠 (旷)

kuàng

Definition

to neglect
to skip (class or work)
to waste (time)
vast
loose-fitting

Character Decomposition

Related words (22)

曠世

kuàng shì

incomparable; none to compare with at that time

曠代

kuàng dài

unrivalled; without peer in this generation

曠古

kuàng gǔ

since the dawn of time; from the year dot

曠地

kuàng dì

open space; open field

曠夫

kuàng fū

bachelor; unmarried man

曠工

kuàng gōng

to skip work; absence without leave

曠廢

kuàng fèi

to neglect (work); to waste (one's talents)

remote and vast

to be absent (from school) without leave; to cut classes; to skip school; to cut school; to play truant; truant

曠費

kuàng fèi

to waste; to squander

曠達

kuàng dá

broad-minded; accepting; philosophical (about things)

wilderness

vast

time-lapse photography

久曠

jiǔ kuàng

to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single

夷曠

yí kuàng

expansive; level and broad; broad-minded

vast; extensive

open and vast

spacious and empty; void

high and wide

agoraphobia

broad-minded

Idioms (4)

曠古未有

kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu

never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented

曠古未聞

kuàng gǔ wèi wén

never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented; also written 曠古未有|旷古未有

曠日持久

kuàng rì chí jiǔ

protracted (idiom); long and drawn-out

心曠神怡

xīn kuàng shén yí

(lit.) heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed

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