框 (kuàng): frame (e.g. door frame), casing, fig. framework
框 (kuàng) is a Chinese character meaning “frame (e.g. door frame).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 匡 (phonetic). It ranks #2100 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 框 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- frame (e.g. door frame)
- casing
- fig. framework
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 框架noun | kuàng jià | (construction) frame |
| 条条框框phrase | tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng | fixed framework (idiom) |
| 画框 | huà kuàng | picture frame |
| 门框noun | mén kuàng | door frame |
| 镜框noun | jìng kuàng | picture frame |
| 框框noun | kuàng kuang | a frame |
| 窗框noun | chuāng kuàng | window frame |
| 边框noun | biān kuàng | frame |
| 对话框noun | duì huà kuàng | dialog box (computing) |
| 框子noun | kuàng zi | frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc) |
| 取景框 | qǔ jǐng kuàng | viewfind... |
| 联合国气候变化框架公约 | lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| 文本框noun | wén běn kuàng | (computing) text box |
| 同字框noun | tóng zì kuàng | name of the radical 冂 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13) |
| 方框图 | fāng kuàng tú | flowchart |
框 appears in 29 compound words: 14 as the first character, 59 as the last, and 28 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 框 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这片森框里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。
zhè piān sēn kuàng lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .
This forest habitat is home to many rare and endangered wildlife species.
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mǎ yǐ shǔ kē fā lì qǐ yè jí A I quán xīn A o E kuàng jià jiā sù jù shēn zhì néng guī mó huà luò dì F X 1 6 8
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...HONE”实拍:差异化后盖设计,香槟金边框
. . . H O N E shí pāi : chā yì huà hòu gài shè jì , xiāng 槟 jīn biān kuàng
... HONE" real shot: differentiated back cover design, champagne gold frame
...和:巴拿马政府强行接管两港口 与相关法律框架并不一致
. . . hé : bā ná mǎ zhèng fǔ qiáng háng jiē guǎn liǎng gǎng kǒu yǔ xiāng guān fǎ lǜ kuàng jià bìng bù yī zhì
... With: Panamanian government's forced takeover of the two ports is inconsistent with the relevant legal framework
何汉权 - 香港国家安全教育课程框架|教育现场
hé hàn quán xiāng gǎng guó jiā ān quán jiào yù kè chéng kuàng jià jiào yù xiàn chǎng
Ho Hon-kuen - Hong Kong National Security Education Curriculum Framework|Education Field
在春晚与沈腾马丽同框的机器人 在全国100多个地方..
zài chūn wǎn yǔ 沈 téng mǎ lí tóng kuàng de jī qì rén zài quán guó 1 0 0 duō gè dì fāng . .
In the Spring Festival Gala, the robot in the same frame as Shen Teng and Ma Li in more than 100 places across the country:
这个画框能让画升值。
Zhège huàkuàng néng ràng huà shēngzhí.
This picture frame can make the picture rise in value.
她们把窗框涂成了黄色。
Tāmen bǎ chuāngkuàng tú chéngle huángsè.
They painted the window frames yellow.
整个框架由铁金属制成。
Zhěnggè kuàngjià yóu tiě jīnshǔ zhìchéng.
The entire frame is made of iron.
画框比画还值钱。
Huàkuàng bǐ huà hái zhíqián.
The frame is worth more than the painting.
Character Family
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