# 曠

| 曠 | U+66E0, &#26336; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-66E0 |
| ← 曟 [U+66DF] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 曡 → [U+66E1] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 曠 |
| Shinjitai (extended) | 昿 |
| Simplified | 旷 |

### Han character

曠 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+15, 19 strokes, cangjie input 日戈廿金 (AITC), four-corner 6008$_6$, composition ⿰日廣)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 501, character 24
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14245
* Dae Jaweon: page 871, character 33
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1539, character 17
* Unihan data for U+66E0

## Chinese

* 曠姓

### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 僙 | *kʷaːŋ |
| 廣 | *kʷaːŋʔ |
| 鄺 | *kʷaːŋʔ, *qʰʷaːŋ |
| 懬 | *kʰʷaːŋʔ, *kʰaːŋʔ |
| 爌 | *kʰʷaːŋʔ, *kʰʷaːŋs, *qʰʷaːŋʔ |
| 曠 | *kʰʷaːŋs |
| 矌 | *kʰʷaːŋs |
| 壙 | *kʰʷaːŋs |
| 纊 | *kʰʷaːŋs |
| 黃 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 璜 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 潢 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷaːŋs |
| 簧 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 癀 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 鱑 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 獚 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 蟥 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 趪 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 櫎 | *ɡʷaːŋʔ |
| 擴 | *ɡʷlaːŋs, *kʰʷaːɡ |
| 瀇 | *qʷaːŋʔ |
| 獷 | *kʷaŋʔ, *kʷraːŋʔ |
| 觵 | *kʷraːŋ |
| 礦 | *kʷraːŋʔ |
| 鑛 | *kʷraːŋʔ |
| 穬 | *kʷraːŋʔ |
| 橫 | *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs, *kʷaːŋ |
| 黌 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 鐄 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 嚝 | *qʰʷraːŋ |
| 彉 | *kʷaːɡ, *qʰʷaːɡ |
| 彍 | *kʷaːɡ, *qʰʷaːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰʷaːŋs): semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 廣 (OC *kʷaːŋʔ).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kuàng (kuang$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄤˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kwong$^3$ / kong$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): kuōng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): korng$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khòng / khǹg / khùiⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kuang$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$khuaon$_5$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kuan$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kuàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kuàng
*** Wade–Giles: kʻuang$^4$
*** Yale: kwàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuanq
*** Palladius: куан (kuan)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kwong$^3$ / kong$^3$
*** Yale: kwong / kong
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kwong$^3$ / kong$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kuong$^3$ / kong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷʰɔːŋ³³/, /kʰɔːŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kuōng
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuoŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: korng$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ko̤̍ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɒŋ⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòng
*** Tâi-lô: khòng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoxng
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ²¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khǹg
*** Tâi-lô: khǹg
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qngx
*** IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /kʰŋ̍²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰŋ̍¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰŋ̍⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khùiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: khuìnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qvuix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuĩ²¹/
* khòng - literary;
* khǹg/khùiⁿ - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: khwangH
Rime :
| Character | 曠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (102) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 苦謗切 |
| Baxter | khwangH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰwɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰʷɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰuɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰwaŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰuɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰuɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰwɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kuàng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fong$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k-m̥]ˤaŋ-s/, /*kʷʰˤaŋ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷaːŋs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 曠 | 曠 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | kuàng | kuàng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khwang$^H$ › | ‹ khwang$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k-m̥]ˁaŋ-s/ | /*kʷʰˁaŋ-s/ |
| English | desolate, waste | bright |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 曠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5373 |
| Phonetic component | 黄 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 曠 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰʷaːŋs/ |

### Definitions

曠
* (obsolete) bright; clear
* broad; vast; extensive
    曠野／旷野 ― kuàngyě ― wilderness
* free from worries and petty ideas
    心曠神怡／心旷神怡 ― xīnkuàngshényí ― carefree and happy
* distant (in time)
* loose-fitting
* to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time)
    曠工／旷工 ― kuànggōng ― to be absent from work without leave
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Kuàng ān zhái ér fú jū, shě zhènglù ér bù yóu, āi zāi! [Pinyin]
    Alas for them, who leave the tranquil dwelling empty and do not reside in it, and who abandon the right path and do not pursue it?
    From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
    Yǐ yì dòng zé wú kuàng shì yǐ. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* a surname

### Compounds

* 寬曠 / 宽旷 (kuānkuàng)
* 心怡神曠 / 心怡神旷
* 心曠神怡 / 心旷神怡 (xīnkuàngshényí)
* 心曠神恬 / 心旷神恬
* 心曠神愉 / 心旷神愉
* 怨女曠夫 / 怨女旷夫 (yuànnǚ kuàngfū)
* 放曠 / 放旷
* 曠世 / 旷世 (kuàngshì)
* 曠世之度 / 旷世之度
* 曠世奇才 / 旷世奇才
* 曠世無匹 / 旷世无匹
* 曠世逸才 / 旷世逸才 (kuàngshìyìcái)
* 曠久 / 旷久
* 曠代 / 旷代
* 曠代一人 / 旷代一人
* 曠古 / 旷古 (kuànggǔ)
* 曠古一人 / 旷古一人
* 曠古未有 / 旷古未有
* 曠古未聞 / 旷古未闻
* 曠古絕倫 / 旷古绝伦
* 曠士 / 旷士
* 曠夫 / 旷夫 (kuàngfū)
* 曠夫怨女 / 旷夫怨女 (kuàngfū yuànnǚ)
* 曠官 / 旷官
* 曠工 / 旷工 (kuànggōng)
* 曠年 / 旷年
* 曠度 / 旷度
* 曠廢 / 旷废 (kuàngfèi)
* 曠放 / 旷放
* 曠日 / 旷日
* 曠日引久 / 旷日引久
* 曠日引月 / 旷日引月
* 曠日彌久 / 旷日弥久
* 曠日持久 / 旷日持久 (kuàngrìchíjiǔ)
* 曠日經久 / 旷日经久
* 曠日長久 / 旷日长久
* 曠曠 / 旷旷
* 曠然 / 旷然
* 曠然太平 / 旷然太平
* 曠職 / 旷职
* 曠職僨事 / 旷职偾事
* 曠若發矇 / 旷若发蒙
* 曠若發蒙 / 旷若发蒙
* 曠蕩 / 旷荡
* 曠課 / 旷课 (kuàngkè)
* 曠費 / 旷费
* 曠達 / 旷达 (kuàngdá)
* 曠遠 / 旷远
* 曠邈無家 / 旷邈无家
* 曠野 / 旷野 (kuàngyě)
* 歷日曠久 / 历日旷久
* 淹旬曠月 / 淹旬旷月
* 神怡心曠 / 神怡心旷
* 空曠 / 空旷 (kōngkuàng)
* 荒郊曠野 / 荒郊旷野
* 開曠 / 开旷 (kāikuàng)
* 隆恩曠典 / 隆恩旷典
* 高曠 / 高旷 (gāokuàng)
* 鰥曠 / 鳏旷

## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | 昿 |
| Print standard | 曠 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 昿)
* wide open space, void
* worthless

#### Readings

* Go-on: こう (kō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kun: あら (ara, 曠)、あきらか (akiraka, 曠らか)、むなしい (munashii, 曠しい)、ひろい (hiroi, 曠い)
* Nanori: ひろし (hiroshi)

## Korean
### Hanja

曠 • (gwang) (hangeul 광, revised gwang, McCune–Reischauer kwang, Yale kwang)
* extensive, wide, broad
* empty

## Vietnamese
### Han character

曠: Hán Nôm readings: khoảng, khoáng, quãng, thoáng
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.