旷 kuàng broad
broad; vast; wide; empty
怎么记住“旷”: 日 sun + 广 broad = broad. Under the hot sun the rider looks for shade under some broad tree, but the plain around him stays empty and broad.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
旷 = 日 sun + 广 broad
- 日 sun meaning
- 广 broad sound
Under the hot sun the rider looks for shade under some broad tree, but the plain around him stays empty and broad.
How it came to be
In the full form the sun gives the meaning and the sign for broad the sound; the short form keeps only the outer frame of that sign.
用法
- Two senses: vast/empty: 空旷 (kōngkuàng) wide open, 旷野 (kuàngyě) open country.
- And to be absent without leave: 旷课 (kuàngkè) to skip class, 旷工 (kuànggōng) to skip work, both carrying blame.