见多识广 (jiàn duō shí guǎng)

Character breakdown

• 见 (jiàn) · 4 strokes

  Simplified form of 見. Pictograph of a person (儿) using their eye (目) to see (見).

• 多 (duō) · 6 strokes

  Depicts two pieces of meat together to convey the meaning "much" or "plentiful". In ancient China meat was a rare treat. Unrelated to 夕.

• 识 (shí) · 7 strokes

  Simplified from 識. Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound.

• 广 (yǎn) · 3 strokes

  Variant form of 宀 (roof). In simplified Chinese 广 is also used to mean "wide", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 廣. Sometimes used interchangeably with 厂.

Usage

他走南闯北，见多识广。

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

tā zǒu nán chuǎng běi ， jiàn duō shí guǎng 。