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)
How to remember it
limitless · Heisig RSH #2803
cave + 郭 outer walls
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 廓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |