廓(kuò)

HSK 7-913 strokes

(bound form) extensive

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Character information

Pinyin
kuò
Meaning
(bound form) extensive; vast; (bound form) outline; general shape; (bound form) to expand; to extend
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 廓 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广郭

In this compound, the meaning comes from 广 (wide); 郭 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

广guǎng郭guō

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 廓 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 廓

Common words using 廓 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lún轮kuò廓
HSK 7-9

outline; silhouette

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bā八kuò廓

Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

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liáo寥kuò廓

(literary) vast; boundless

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kuò廓qīng清

to clear up; to wipe out; to eradicate

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bā八kuò廓jiē街

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhas…

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ěr耳kuò廓

outer ear; auricle; pinna

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xiōng胸kuò廓

thorax

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From 廓’s common words

轮八寥清街耳胸

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