框(kuàng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

frame (e.g. door frame)

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kuàng
Meaning
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]
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 框 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木匡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 匡 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

木mù匡kuāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 框 step by step

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

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Words with 框

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

kuàng框jià架
HSK 7-9

(construction) frame

Open 框架 page →
tóng同kuàng框

to appear together in a photo or video clip

Open 同框 page →
mù木kuàng框

wooden frame

Open 木框 page →
kuàng框tú图

flowchart; block diagram

Open 框图 page →
duì对huà话kuàng框

dialog box (computing)

Open 对话框 page →
kuàng框kuàng框

a frame; a circle

Open 框框 page →
huà画kuàng框

picture frame

Open 画框 page →
xiāng相kuàng框

photo frame

Open 相框 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 框’s common words

架同木图对话画相

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