括(kuò)

HSK 49 strokes
Readingskuòguā

(bound form) to tie up

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Character information

Pinyin
kuò / guā
Meaning
(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; (bound form) to include; to comprise; to put (text) in brackets; Taiwan pr. [gua1]
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 括 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌舌

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 舌 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu舌shé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 括 step by step

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

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Words with 括

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

bāo包kuò括
HSK 4

to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of

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kuò括hào号
HSK 4

parentheses; brackets

Open 括号 page →
gài概kuò括
HSK 4

to summarize; to generalize

Open 概括 page →
kuò括hú弧
HSK 7-9

parentheses; brackets

Open 括弧 page →
hán含kuò括

(Tw) to contain; to include; to encompass

Open 含括 page →
náng囊kuò括

to include; to embrace; to bring together

Open 囊括 page →
kuò括yuē约jī肌

sphincter

Open 括约肌 page →
zǒng总kuò括

to sum up

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包号概弧含囊约肌

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