How to say “wide” in Chinese
wide; width
“Wide” in Chinese is 宽, kuān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
宽 is read kuān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”: a spacious house.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “宽”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 宽. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这张床宽两米zhèzhāngchuángkuānliǎngmǐThis bed is two meters wide.
- 这张桌子长一米二，宽六十厘米。zhèzhāngzhuōzichángyìmǐèr,kuānliùshílímǐThis table is one meter twenty long and sixty centimeters wide.
- 这张床宽一米八zhèzhāngchuángkuānyìmǐbāThis bed is one meter eighty wide.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Soft and hard”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wide” in Chinese?
“Wide” in Chinese is 宽, pinyin kuān.
What does 宽 mean?
宽 (kuān) means “wide; width”.
How do you write 宽?
宽 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 宽?
宽 is read kuān. Tones: kuān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wide” in the lesson “Soft and hard”
This word is from the topic “Size, strength, degree” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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