广度 (guǎng dù) — breadth, scope, range (of knowledge, experience…

Definition

noun

breadthscoperange (of knowledge, experience, or coverage)

广度，。
Zhè běn shū de zhī shi guǎng dù hěn guǎng, shì hé chū xué zhě.
This book has a broad scope of knowledge, suitable for beginners.
广度，。
Tā de yán jiū guǎng dù hěn dà, shè jí duō gè lǐng yù.
His research has a wide range, covering multiple fields.
广度，。
Wǒ men xū yào zēng jiā diào chá de guǎng dù, cái néng dé dào zhǔn què jié guǒ.
We need to expand the scope of the survey to get accurate results.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

广, broad, and 度, degree, give the extent of what is covered.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廣; 广 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

黃

黃huáng廣guǎng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 廣 combines 广 (meaning part) with 黃 (sound part); the simplified 广 is a later shorthand, not the full historical shape.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.