kuò

rich

wide; broad

Gate (门) + wide-open living (活) = broad and rich

门 anchors the meaning: a gate or doorway wide enough to suggest openness and spaciousness. 活 is primarily there for the sound, pointing toward the kuò pronunciation.

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这条河很宽,对岸看起来很远。

zhè tiáo hé hěn kuān kuò, duì àn kàn qǐ lái hěn yuǎn。

This river is very wide, and the opposite bank looks far away.

他家里很,住的房子特别大。

tā jiā lǐ hěn kuò, zhù de fáng zi tè bié dà。

His family is very rich, and the house they live in is especially large.

Words with 阔

阔步

kuò bù

to stride forward

辽阔

liáo kuò

vast; extensive

阔气

kuò qi

lavish

阔绰

kuò chuò

extravagant; liberal with money

阔老

kuò lǎo

variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3]

阔叶

kuò yè

broad-leaved (tree)

阔蹑

kuò niè

to stride (formal writing)

银胸阔嘴鸟

yín xiōng kuò zuǐ niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)

长尾阔嘴鸟

cháng wěi kuò zuǐ niǎo

(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)

开阔

kāi kuò

wide

阔人

kuò rén

rich person

阔佬

kuò lǎo

wealthy person

More characters with 门