Read Edit View history 扩 kuò HSK4 expand, enlarge Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擴. Pinyin Separate values with commas kuò × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 擴 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 扌 is a component form of 手. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 扩 Simp strokes 扩 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 扩 Simp strokes 扩 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 扩 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 136, 524 ], [ 184, 519 ], [ 351, 563 ], [ 386, 568 ], [ 411, 564 ] ], [ [ 274, 782 ], [ 290, 774 ], [ 321, 742 ], [ 307, 450 ], [ 308, 120 ], [ 286, 59 ], [ 186, 103 ], [ 184, 110 ], [ 173, 110 ] ], [ [ 66, 233 ], [ 114, 228 ], [ 194, 292 ], [ 386, 428 ] ], [ [ 622, 773 ], [ 718, 724 ], [ 750, 687 ] ], [ [ 554, 567 ], [ 574, 549 ], [ 826, 604 ], [ 851, 607 ], [ 895, 601 ] ], [ [ 478, 574 ], [ 515, 544 ], [ 523, 519 ], [ 525, 409 ], [ 510, 264 ], [ 483, 179 ], [ 449, 120 ], [ 384, 46 ], [ 345, 22 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 335 530 Q 414 554 416 555 Q 425 564 420 572 Q 413 584 382 590 Q 358 593 338 586 L 286 567 Q 184 540 144 534 Q 107 527 134 511 Q 179 487 238 506 Q 260 513 285 517 L 335 530 Z", "M 280 330 Q 279 243 277 134 Q 276 112 264 102 Q 255 98 197 110 Q 164 123 167 113 Q 168 106 188 90 Q 246 39 260 12 Q 276 -21 291 -23 Q 306 -24 321 11 Q 340 56 339 129 Q 332 250 332 372 L 332 405 Q 332 469 335 530 L 338 586 Q 338 665 358 732 Q 374 763 320 785 Q 286 804 267 798 Q 249 791 265 768 Q 287 741 287 707 Q 288 691 286 567 L 285 517 Q 284 456 281 374 L 280 330 Z", "M 281 374 Q 197 325 125 277 Q 91 256 67 249 Q 54 243 53 235 Q 52 225 67 212 Q 86 196 110 189 Q 126 185 137 198 Q 209 276 280 330 L 332 372 Q 389 420 393 424 Q 399 437 388 436 Q 373 436 332 405 L 281 374 Z", "M 649 731 Q 683 707 722 678 Q 738 665 754 668 Q 764 669 769 684 Q 772 700 759 730 Q 746 764 639 781 Q 623 782 616 779 Q 612 775 614 761 Q 618 751 649 731 Z", "M 558 523 Q 571 522 586 527 Q 724 561 886 588 Q 896 587 906 600 Q 907 613 882 622 Q 843 644 761 614 Q 740 610 721 603 Q 697 597 541 568 C 512 563 528 522 558 523 Z", "M 541 568 Q 492 590 477 587 Q 456 583 474 561 Q 504 506 491 304 Q 484 252 459 187 Q 441 139 367 53 Q 343 35 337 20 Q 336 13 348 14 Q 385 14 454 89 Q 524 171 542 301 Q 555 382 556 503 Q 557 515 558 523 C 561 553 562 559 541 568 Z" ] } 6 strokes 扩 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 136, 524 ], [ 184, 519 ], [ 351, 563 ], [ 386, 568 ], [ 411, 564 ] ], [ [ 274, 782 ], [ 290, 774 ], [ 321, 742 ], [ 307, 450 ], [ 308, 120 ], [ 286, 59 ], [ 186, 103 ], [ 184, 110 ], [ 173, 110 ] ], [ [ 66, 233 ], [ 114, 228 ], [ 194, 292 ], [ 386, 428 ] ], [ [ 622, 773 ], [ 718, 724 ], [ 750, 687 ] ], [ [ 554, 567 ], [ 574, 549 ], [ 826, 604 ], [ 851, 607 ], [ 895, 601 ] ], [ [ 478, 574 ], [ 515, 544 ], [ 523, 519 ], [ 525, 409 ], [ 510, 264 ], [ 483, 179 ], [ 449, 120 ], [ 384, 46 ], [ 345, 22 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 335 530 Q 414 554 416 555 Q 425 564 420 572 Q 413 584 382 590 Q 358 593 338 586 L 286 567 Q 184 540 144 534 Q 107 527 134 511 Q 179 487 238 506 Q 260 513 285 517 L 335 530 Z", "M 280 330 Q 279 243 277 134 Q 276 112 264 102 Q 255 98 197 110 Q 164 123 167 113 Q 168 106 188 90 Q 246 39 260 12 Q 276 -21 291 -23 Q 306 -24 321 11 Q 340 56 339 129 Q 332 250 332 372 L 332 405 Q 332 469 335 530 L 338 586 Q 338 665 358 732 Q 374 763 320 785 Q 286 804 267 798 Q 249 791 265 768 Q 287 741 287 707 Q 288 691 286 567 L 285 517 Q 284 456 281 374 L 280 330 Z", "M 281 374 Q 197 325 125 277 Q 91 256 67 249 Q 54 243 53 235 Q 52 225 67 212 Q 86 196 110 189 Q 126 185 137 198 Q 209 276 280 330 L 332 372 Q 389 420 393 424 Q 399 437 388 436 Q 373 436 332 405 L 281 374 Z", "M 649 731 Q 683 707 722 678 Q 738 665 754 668 Q 764 669 769 684 Q 772 700 759 730 Q 746 764 639 781 Q 623 782 616 779 Q 612 775 614 761 Q 618 751 649 731 Z", "M 558 523 Q 571 522 586 527 Q 724 561 886 588 Q 896 587 906 600 Q 907 613 882 622 Q 843 644 761 614 Q 740 610 721 603 Q 697 597 541 568 C 512 563 528 522 558 523 Z", "M 541 568 Q 492 590 477 587 Q 456 583 474 561 Q 504 506 491 304 Q 484 252 459 187 Q 441 139 367 53 Q 343 35 337 20 Q 336 13 348 14 Q 385 14 454 89 Q 524 171 542 301 Q 555 382 556 503 Q 557 515 558 523 C 561 553 562 559 541 568 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.