曠

kuàng

extensive, wide, broad; empty

How to write 曠, stroke by stroke

to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting

Ideographic: A wide 廣 plain under the sun 日; 廣 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 日 + 廣

空曠kōng kuàngspacious and empty; void
曠野kuàng yěwilderness
久曠jiǔ kuàngto leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single
夷曠yí kuàngexpansive; level and broad; broad-minded
寬曠kuān kuàngvast; extensive
恐曠症kǒng kuàng zhèngagoraphobia
曠世kuàng shìincomparable; none to compare with at that time
曠代kuàng dàiunrivalled; without peer in this generation
曠古kuàng gǔsince the dawn of time; from the year dot
曠地kuàng dìopen space; open field
曠夫kuàng fūbachelor; unmarried man
曠工kuàng gōngto skip work; absence without leave