懂中文 Dong Chinese

旷

kuàng

extensive

A wide 广 plain under the sun 日; 广 also provides the pronunciation

Components
日 meaning component

日  Meaning component

rì

  

sun

广 sound,meaning component

广  Sound Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

Evolution

旷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
旷 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
旷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旷 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
旷 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

旷 (曠) 

kuàng

extensive, wide, broad; empty; to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting

Most common words with 旷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

空旷

void

旷

to neglect

旷野

wilderness

旷课

to play truant

心旷神怡

lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed