寬 (fun1 | kuan1) : wide; lenient; relax

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寬

fun1

kuan1

[1] wide; broad; spacious
[2] lenient; generous; tolerant
[3] relax; relieve; extend
[4] comfortably off; well-off
[5] [Var.] 寛

nasal-stop alternant: 闊 [fut3]

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寬 / 宽

This word has been viewed 7867 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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寬鬆 fun1 sung1 kuan1 song1 = loose; relieved; well-off; spacious

寬帶 fun1 daai3 kuan1 dai4 = broadband

寬闊 fun1 fut3 kuan1 kuo4 = expanse, wide

寬厚 fun1 hau5 kuan1 hou4 = clemency, lenience, kind

寬頻 fun1 pan4 kuan1 pin2 = broadband

頻寬 pan4 fun1 pin2 kuan1 = frequency range, bandwidth

放寬 fong3 fun1 = broaden; relax

寬頻 fun1 pan4 kuan1 pin2 = wideband

寬大 fun1 daai6 kuan1 da4 = spacious

寬容 fun1 jung4 kuan1 rong2 = lenient; tolerant

寬度 fun1 dou6 kuan1 du4 = width

寬廣 fun1 gwong2 kuan1 guang3 = broad; wide

寬敞 fun1 cong2 kuan1 chang5 = spacious

寬限 fun1 haan6 kuan1 xian4 = to extend a deadline

眼寬肚窄 ngaan5 fun1 tou5 zaak3 yan3 kuan1 du4 zhai3 = to bite off more than you can chew

帶寬 daai3 fun1 dai4 kuan1 = bandwidth

加寬 gaa1 fun1 jia1 kuan1 = widen

寬大的 fun1 daai6 dik1 = lenient 國

寬恕 fun1 syu3 kuan1 shu4 = forgive; forgiveness

行寬 hong4 fun1 xing2 kuan1 = line width, column width

寬免 fun1 min5 = waive

義大利寬麵 ji6 daai6 lei6 fun1 min6 yi4 da4 li4 kuan1 mian4 = Fettuccine, Tagliatelle

寬衣 fun1 yi1 kuan1 yi1 = to remove one's clothes; to take one's clothes off

寬慰 fun1 wai3 kuan1 wei4 = comfort; feel relieved

寬宏 fun1 wang4 kuan1 hong2 = broad-minded; magnanimous

寬敞戶 fun1 cong2 wu6 kuan1 chang3 hu4 = under-occupied households

無線寬帶 mou4 sin3 fun1 daai3 wu2 xian4 kuan1 dai4 = wireless broadband

無線寬頻 mou4 sin3 fun1 pan4 wu2 xian4 kuan1 pin2 = wireless broadband

共享帶寬 gung6 hoeng2 daai3 fun1 gong4 xiang3 dai4 kuan1 = shared bandwidth

寬甸 fun1 din6 kuan1 dian4 = Kuandian (place in Liaoning)

Now寬頻電視 Now-fun1 pan4 din6 si6 = Now Broadband TV

有線寬頻通訊有限公司 jau5 sin3 fun1 pan4 tung1 seon3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = i-CABLE Communications Ltd.

嚴以律己，寬以待人 jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 yan2 yi3 lv4 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2 = to treat oneself strictly and others with leniency

寬城滿族自治縣 fun1 sing4 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 kuan1 cheng2 man3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Kuancheng Manzu autonomous county (county in Hebei)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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