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What 广 means in a Chinese nameguǎng

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广guǎng · B
tier B

宽广;扩大。

Wide — beyond crossing.

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汉之广矣 Too wide to swim

汉之广矣,不可泳思。

How wide is the Han — you cannot swim across it.

诗经 · 汉广 · our translation
Wide enough that you cannot cross. A name takes breadth with weight in it. 《汉广》写一条游不过去的江。「广」在名字里不是大,是「挡得住人的那种宽」。
广大宽广广之广川德广
In a name

Breadth with weight in it.

「广」是挡得住人的那种宽。