扩张 kuòzhāng▶ ขยาย; แผ่ขยาย

Stroke order

扩张 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 扩 — 6 strokes
• 张 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. expansion
2. dilation
3. to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
4. to broaden

Related words

• 扩充ขยาย; ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น
• 扩散แพร่กระจาย
• 东张西望มองไปรอบๆ
• 主张ความคิดเห็น
• 夸张พูดเกินจริง
• 慌张สับสนวุ่นวาย

扩张 is pronounced kuòzhāng and means “ขยาย; แผ่ขยาย”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 扩张 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.