Chinese word

框

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuàng

Meaning

  • nounframe

Example

这个框是木头做的。zhè ge kuàng shì mù tou zuò de

This frame is made of wood.

Illustration for 框 (frame)

More examples

照片放在相框里会更漂亮。zhào piān fàng zài xiāng kuàng lǐ huì gèng piào liàng

A photo looks prettier in a picture frame.

Core concept

An outer structure that contains, supports, or organizes what lies inside it.

Common phrases

  • 窗框chuāng kuàng

    window frame

  • 相框xiāng kuàng

    picture frame

  • 框架kuàng jià

    framework

Similar words

边框biān kuàng: A thin border along the outside edge of a picture, screen, or other object.
框架kuàng jià: The basic structure that organizes how something is shaped and works.

Definition in Chinese

用来围住或支撑物体边缘的构件，常指画框、门框等具体的边框，也可引申为限定范围或组织结构的界限。yòng lái wéi zhù huò zhī chēng wù tǐ biān yuán de gòu jiàn cháng zhǐ huà kuàng mén kuàng děng jù tǐ de biān kuàng yě kě yǐn shēn wéi xiàn dìng fàn wéi huò zǔ zhī jié gòu de jiè xiàn

Word origin

框 (kuāng, "frame") is a phono-semantic character: 木 (mù, "wood") supplies the material idea, while 匡 (kuāng, "to enclose") supplies the sound and reinforces the idea of surrounding.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, 框住 (kuāngzhù, "enclose") often appears in a bǎ construction for putting something inside a boundary, including a figurative limit.

Other meanings

  • picture framenoun
  • frameworknoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 框架kuàng jiàframeworknoun
  • 相框xiāng kuàngpicture framenoun
  • 窗框chuāng kuàngwindow framenoun

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