Chinese Word: 廓 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

廓HSK 6

Pinyin: kuò

English Definition: big; empty; open

Chinese Definition:
①用本义。通“郭”。外城。［例］匈奴无城廓之守。——《盐铁论·论功》。［合］城廓(内外城的城墙，指城池)。
②物体的外缘。［例］白描，以细笔钩勒形廓者也。——蔡元培《图画》。［合］轮廓；耳廓。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 广

Pictophonetic:郭 indicates the sound; 广 (wide) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 广 [ guǎng ] broad, vast, wide; building, house
- 郭 [ guō ] city limits; surname

Similar Characters: 廊

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轮廓HSK 6	lún kuò	an outline; silhouette
廓清	kuò qīng	to clear up; to wipe out; to eradicate
八廓街	bā kuò jiē	Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
胸廓	xiōng kuò	thorax
八廓	bā kuò	Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

1		qí zhōng 其中， “ bā kuò jiē 八廓街 ” zài 在 guó nèi wài 国内外 xiǎng yǒu chéng yù 享有盛誉。 Among them, " Barkhor street" is the most prestigious one.
2		nà ge 那个 diàn yǐng 电影 jué sè 角色 suī rán 虽然 biǎo miàn 表面 shàng 上 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 yōu xiù 优秀， dàn 但 qí shí 其实 nèi xīn 内心 lún kuò 轮廓 bù 不 qīng 清。 Although the movie character looks very good on the surface, the inner outline is actually unclear.