Chinese word

括弧

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuò hú

Meaning

  • nounparentheses

Example

日语里把圆括号叫括弧。rì yǔ lǐ bǎ yuán kuò hào jiào kuò hú

In Japanese, round brackets are called parentheses.

Illustration for 括弧 (parentheses)

More examples

请在关键词两边用括弧标出来。qǐng zài guān jiàn cí liǎng biān yòng kuò hú biāo chū lái

Please put parentheses around the keyword.

Core concept

A pair of curved or angular marks that encloses side information while leaving the main sentence visible.

Common phrases

  • 在括弧中zài kuò hú zhōng

    in parentheses

  • 用括弧标注yòng kuò hú biāo zhù

    mark with parentheses

  • 去掉括弧qù diào kuò hú

    remove parentheses

Similar words

括号kuò hào: A pair of marks that surrounds words or phrases to show extra information or a note.
圆括号yuán kuò hào: A pair of round marks that encloses supplementary information, notes, or inserted text.
方括号fāng kuò hào: A pair of square marks that encloses notes, ranges, or items in a list.
引号yǐn hào: A pair of marks that encloses dialogue, quotations, or words given special emphasis.

Definition in Chinese

括弧是用于把补充信息或注释从主句中隔开的标点符号，便于读者分辨主干与附加内容，常见有（）和[]等形式。kuò hú shì yòng yú bǎ bǔ chōng xìn xī huò zhù shì cóng zhǔ jù zhōng gé kāi de biāo diǎn fú hào biàn yú dú zhě fēn biàn zhǔ gàn yǔ fù jiā nèi róng cháng jiàn yǒu hé děng xíng shì

Word origin

The compound 括 (kuò, "enclose") + 弧 (hú, "arc") names marks that enclose text in a curved shape.

Usage tips

  • English usually reserves "parentheses" for round marks, while Chinese can use this broad term for several enclosing shapes, so the shape may need to be specified in precise contexts.

Other meanings

  • square bracketsnoun

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