Phono-semantic compound:
广 (엄호, “house on cliff” radical) — semantic component, indicating building, hall, or spacious place.
黃 (황, yellow) — phonetic component, providing the sound.
Originally depicted a large hall with only pillars and no enclosing walls - “spacious, broad”, “to extend widely.”

廣大 (광대) — vast, extensive
廣告 (광고) — advertisement, notice
廣場 (광장) — public square, plaza
擴廣 (확광) — to expand, to spread
廣西 (광서) — Guangxi (Chinese province)

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Vocabulary

how many, how much, a few, almost, nearly

bed, couch, platform

order, sequence, preface, arrangement

law, rule, standard, measure, degree

storehouse, warehouse, treasury, arsenal

courtyard, garden, household

to be peaceful, healthy, without trouble, well-being

a shop, a market stall, a place of business

broad, wide, spacious, to expand, to extend, extensive, empty, vas

to extend, to prolong, to delay, to put off

to build, to erect, to construct, to establish

to turn, to revolve, to circle around, to detour

law, method, form, style, ceremony

to mourn, to condole, to express sympathy, to visit or reach, to pity

to pull, to draw, to attract

not, no

to loosen, to slacken, to relax, to neglect

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廣

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