廓

kuò

Meanings

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kuò

1.(bound form) extensive; vast
2.(bound form) outline; general shape
3.(bound form) to expand; to extend

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Wiktionary

1.broad; wide; open; empty
2.to expand; to widen
3.to clear away; to eliminate
4.outline; contour
5.46th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "enlargement" (𝌳)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰʷaːɡ): semantic 广 (“broad; wide; extensive”) + phonetic 郭 (OC *kʷaːɡ).

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Stroke order

Components

廓广郭

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Example sentences

線條藝術強調形式和輪廓，而不是顏色、陰影和紋理。
Line art emphasizes form and outline, over color, shading, and texture.

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Derived terms

寥廓廓土廓填廓廓廓清廓爾喀人廓尔喀人廓落恢廓恢廓大度摧陷廓清空廓膚廓肤廓輪廓轮廓雙鉤廓填双钩廓填

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Related words

轮廓 outline; silhouette 廓清 to clear up 寥廓 (literary) vast; boundless 八廓 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet 耳廓 outer ear; auricle; pinna 胸廓 thorax 八廓街 Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet 耳廓狐 fennec 轮廓线 outline; silhouette 轮廓鲜明 sharp image 声调轮廓 tone contour 胸廓切开术 thoracotomy (medicine)