旷
to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting
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How 旷 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A wide 广 plain under the sun 日; 广 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
expansive · Heisig RSH #1782
sun + cave
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 旷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旷古未有 | kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu | never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented |
| 旷古未闻 | kuàng gǔ wèi wén | never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented; also written 曠古未有|旷古未有 |
| 旷日持久 | kuàng rì chí jiǔ | protracted (idiom); long and drawn-out |
| 旷时摄影 | kuàng shí shè yǐng | time-lapse photography |
| 旷地 | kuàng dì | open space; open field |
| 高旷 | gāo kuàng | high and wide |
| 开旷 | kāi kuàng | open and vast |
| 旷工 | kuàng gōng | to skip work; absence without leave |
| 空旷 | kōng kuàng | spacious and empty; void |
| 旷世 | kuàng shì | incomparable; none to compare with at that time |
| 旷代 | kuàng dài | unrivalled; without peer in this generation |
| 旷达 | kuàng dá | broad-minded; accepting; philosophical (about things) |
| 旷古 | kuàng gǔ | since the dawn of time; from the year dot |
| 旷夫 | kuàng fū | bachelor; unmarried man |
| 恐旷症 | kǒng kuàng zhèng | agoraphobia |
| 心旷神怡 | xīn kuàng shén yí | lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed |
| 旷费 | kuàng fèi | to waste; to squander |
| 旷野 | kuàng yě | wilderness |
| 旷职 | kuàng zhí | to fail to show up for work |
| 久旷 | jiǔ kuàng | to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain sing… |