entries → 寬
TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
character · A2 (est.)
寬 =
ㄎㄨㄢ · kuān
adj — wide, broad; lenient

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a roof — a great hall
huán — gives the sounda horned creature with wide-set eyes (見) below
IFhuán → kuān — the reading moved off the donor
A roomy hall under the roof (宀) — space to spare, so broad, and of a temper, lenient. 萈 carries the sound, shifted from huán to kuān; the modern leg writes like 莧, a horned beast over wide eyes 見. From spaciousness: 寬大、寬廣、寬容.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

屋頂()很高,廳堂空空蕩蕩,走幾步聲音都有回音。
The roof (宀) sits high, the hall stands empty, and a few steps echo across it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)寬大、寬闊— wide, broad, spacious常用
寬廣— broad, expansive
寬容、寬恕— lenient, forgiving
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension