旷野 (kuàng yě) — wilderness; open country; prairie

Definition

noun

wildernessopen countryprairie

旷野，。
Zǒu zài kuàng yě zhōng, sì zhōu yí piàn jì jìng.
Walking in the wilderness, everything around is silent.
旷野。
Chūn tiān de kuàng yě kāi mǎn le yě huā.
In spring, the open country is covered with wildflowers.
旷野，。
Zhè piàn kuàng yě yí wàng wú jì, ràng rén gǎn dào zì yóu.
This prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, making one feel free.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

野yěwild land

旷 open and 野 wild land describe wide, empty country.

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 曠; 旷 is its simplified writing.

日廣曠

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

廣

廣guǎng曠kuàng

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

The traditional form 曠 pairs 日 (sun) with 廣 as a sound part; the simplified 旷 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical 廣.

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

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

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

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

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