框

kuàng

k+uàng·4th tone

frame (e.g. door frame) · casing

Radical: 木 Strokes: 10 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

框=木+匡

Etymology

wood

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. kuāng

kuàng

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Words with 框 29 total

frame; rim边框biān kuàng a frame; a circle · set pattern; convention; restriction框框kuàng kuang frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc)框子kuàng zi to appear together in a photo or video clip同框tóng kuàng wooden frame木框mù kuàng flowchart · block diagram框图kuàng tú (construction) frame · (fig.) framework框架kuàng jià picture frame画框huà kuàng photo frame相框xiàng kuàng window frame窗框chuāng kuàng picture frame · spectacle frame镜框jìng kuàng door frame门框mén kuàng

Idioms with 框 1 total Chain

fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) · regulations and restrictions条条框框tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

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