阔绰
kuò chuò · HSK 7
extravagant
💰💸 阔 wide + 绰 ample = wide-open wallet, spending wide and free
阔 means wide or wealthy, 绰 means ample or roomy; together they describe someone whose spending is as wide and roomy as their means. Think wide-open wallet: flashy, extravagant, loose with cash.
阔 — door 門 + 活 huó (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 門 ('door/gate') gives the meaning of a wide opening, while 活 supplies the sound. Originally suggesting a broad gateway, it came to mean 'wide, vast, spacious,' as in 广阔 or 阔气 ('extravagant').