廓 = 广 + 郭

廓 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “broad”. It is built from 广 (wide) and 郭 (outer part (of a city)).

Keyword: broad
Pinyin (Mandarin): kuò
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: broad, wide, open, empty, открытый, пустой, широкий, wide, open, empty
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 廓 licensed quarters

Decomposition

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广 wide
郭 outer part (of a city)

How to find 廓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “wide” + “outer part (of a city)”. 廓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 廓 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.