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廓

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(bound form) extensive; vast; (bound form) outline; general shape; (bound form) to expand; to extend

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How 廓 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

广 (semantic, “wide”) + 郭 (phonetic, guō)

components: 广 郭

How to remember it

limitless · Heisig RSH #2803

cave + 郭 outer walls

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 廓

WordPinyinMeaning
胸廓切开术 xiōng kuò qiē kāi shù thoracotomy (medicine)
声调轮廓 shēng diào lún kuò tone contour
轮廓鲜明 lún kuò xiān míng sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief
轮廓线 lún kuò xiàn outline; silhouette
八廓街 Bā kuò Jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, …
廓清 kuò qīng to clear up; to wipe out; to eradicate
八廓 Bā kuò Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
耳廓 ěr kuò outer ear; auricle; pinna
耳廓狐 ěr kuò hú fennec; Vulpes zerda
轮廓 lún kuò outline; silhouette
胸廓 xiōng kuò thorax
寥廓 liáo kuò (literary) vast; boundless