擴 (kong3 kwong3 | kuo4) : expand; enlarge; broaden

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擴

kong3 kwong3

kuo4

expand; enlarge; broaden; stretch; extend

Jyutping kong3 is the more popular reading. But most dictionaries still list as the standard reading kwong3 which has a nasal-stop alternant in 廓 [kwok3].

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

擴 / 扩

This word has been viewed 6333 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jan 2014 01:21

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擴充 kong3 cung1 kuo4 chong1 = expansion

擴大 kong3 daai6 kuo4 da4 = to expand; to enlarge; to extend

擴展 kong3 zin2 = extend, expand

擴張 kong3 zoeng1 kuo4 zhang1 = expand one's power or influence; dilatation; extensions

擴散 kong3 saan3 kuo4 san4 = spread; proliferate

核擴散 hat6 kong3 saan3 he2 kuo4 san4 = nuclear proliferation (common formation)

擴散作用 kong3 saan3 zok3 jung6 kuo4 san4 zok3 yong4 = diffusion

擴音機 kong3 jam1 gei1 kuo4 yin1 ji1 = an audio amplifier; a megaphone

擴張器 kong3 zoeng1 hei3 = dilator (common formation)

擴音器 kong3 jam1 hei3 kuo4 yin1 qi4 = amp, amplifier

擴闊 kong3 fut3 kuo4 kuo4 = to broaden; broadening

擴闊視野 kong3 fut3 si6 je5 kuo4 kuo4 shi4 ye3 = broaden one's vision

核不擴散 hat6 bat1 kong3 saan3 he2 bu4 kuo4 san4 = nuclear nonproliferation 國 (common formation)

基因擴大 gei1 jan1 kong3 daai6 ji1 yin1 kuo4 da4 = gene amplification (common formation)

激活擴散網絡 gik1 wut6 kong3 saan3 mong5 lok3 ji1 huo2 kuo4 san4 wang3 luo4 = spread activation model (common formation)

氣體擴散 hei3 tai2 kong3 saan3 qi4 ti3 kuo4 san4 = gaseous diffusion (common formation)

核不擴散條約 hat6 bat1 kong3 saan3 tiu4 joek3 he2 bu4 kuo4 san4 tiao2 yue1 = the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (common formation)

擴散器 kong3 saan3 hei3 kuo4 san4 qi4 = diffuser

擴散區 kong3 saan3 keoi1 kuo4 san4 qu1 = diffusion region (in electronics)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
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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