寥廓
liáo​kuò

vast

寥 liáo few

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 翏 represents the sound.

Components

宀
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
翏
翏 Sound component
liù, lù to sweep away, to remove

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrɯːw
rɯːwɢ
Unicodeleu

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

廓 kuò broad

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof

wide

郭
郭 Sound component
guō, guó outer part (of a city)

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhwakkʷʰˤakwiden
Zhengzhangkʰʷaːɡ
Unicodekuɑk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica