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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- kuang4
- English meanings
- frame (e.g. door frame), casing, fig. framework, template, to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth), to frame, to restrict, Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 匡.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.
匡 is identified as the sound component (kuāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 框.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
situation; moreover
correct; assist
vast; skip
mad
ore
mine; ore
basket
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 框架