邝 (kuàng): surname Kuang

邝 (kuàng) is a Chinese character meaning “surname kuang.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 邝 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 阝 mound5 strokesFrequency #9999广 phonetic阝 semantic

Definitions

  1. surname Kuang

Etymology & Origin

邝

pictophoneticplace

Decomposition: ⿰广阝 (layout: left-right)

Components:广phonetic阝semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

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Total compounds
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As first character
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As last character
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As middle character

邝 appears in 0 compound words: 0 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

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（爱知·名古屋亚运会）从杭州到名古屋，中国澳门选手邝子轩的“功夫之路”

( ài zhī míng gǔ wū yà yùn huì ) cóng háng zhōu dào míng gǔ wū , zhōng guó ào mén xuǎn shǒu kuàng zǐ xuān de gōng fū zhī lù

(Aichi·Nagoya Asian Games) From Hangzhou to Nagoya: Macao, China Athlete Kuang Zixuan’s “Journey in Kung Fu”

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component

都dōu部bù院yuàn际jì阿ā险xiǎn防fáng限xiàn降jiàng陆lù

Related Characters

那nà都dōu院yuàn邻lín除chú险xiǎn际jì阻zǔ陌mò陷xiàn

Homophones — Characters pronounced kuàng

矿kuàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邝 (kuàng) mean in Chinese?
邝 (kuàng) primarily means "surname kuang." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 邝 have?
邝 is written with 5 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 邝?
The radical associated with 邝 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are the components of 邝?
邝 is composed of: 广 (phonetic), 阝 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰广阝 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What characters sound the same as 邝 (kuàng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation kuàng: 矿 (mine, ore). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 邝 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 邝 and the traditional form is 鄺.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.