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括

kuò

HSK 5 Character

What 括 means

1. bound formto tie up; to tighten up
2. bound formto include; to comprise
3. to put (text) in brackets
4. Taiwan pr. guā

Example sentences

• 包括早饭吗？
  Is breakfast included?
• 你应该把这句话放进括号。
  Nǐ yīnggāi bǎ zhèjùhuà fàngjìn kuòhào.
  You should put this phrase in parentheses.
• 你说普通话不好的包括你自己。
  Nǐ shuō pǔtōnghuà bù hǎo de bāokuò nǐ zìjǐ.
  You yourself belong to this group of people that you're talking about - the one that doesn't speak standard Mandarin well.
• 他的薪水包括基本工资和提成。
  Tā de xīnshuǐ bāokuò jīběn gōngzī hé tíchéng.
  His remuneration consists of a base salary plus commissions.
• Ubuntu包括的软件挺多。
  Ubuntu includes lots of software.
• 风俗习惯包括食物，庆祝和舞蹈。
  Customs include food, celebrations and dancing.

Words starting with 括

• 括号kuò hàoparentheses; brackets
• 括线kuò xiàn(math) vinculum
• 括毒kuò dú(literary) malicious; spiteful
• 括约肌kuò yuē jīsphincter
• 括弧kuò húparentheses; brackets

Words containing 括

• 包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include; to involve
• 概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
• 囊括náng kuòto include; to embrace; to bring together
• 中括号zhōng kuò hàosquare brackets [ ]
• 大括号dà kuò hàobraces; curly brackets
• 小括号xiǎo kuò hàoround brackets; parentheses
• 方括号fāng kuò hàosquare brackets [ ]
• 总括zǒng kuòto sum up; all-inclusive
• 方头括号fāng tóu kuò hàolenticular brackets (【】 or 〖〗)
• 简括jiǎn kuòbrief but comprehensive; compendious
• 花括号huā kuò hàobraces; curly brackets
• 含括hán guā(Taiwan) to contain; to include; to encompass
• 概括化gài kuò huàgeneralization
• 综括zōng kuòto summarize; to sum up
• 圆括号yuán kuò hàoparentheses; round brackets
• 涵括hán kuòto encompass; to cover
• 尖括号jiān kuò hàoangle brackets < >
• 沈括Shěn KuòShen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author…
• 大括弧dà kuò húbraces; curly brackets
• 赵括Zhào KuòZhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 赵国; also called Ma Fuzi 马服子
• 六角括号liù jiǎo kuò hàotortoise shell brackets 〔〕
• 搜括sōu kuòsee 搜刮
• 耳括子ěr guā zivariant of 耳刮子
• 赅括gāi kuòsee 概括

Characters built on 舌

These share the phonetic component 舌 (shé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 活huóto live; alive; living
• 蛞kuòused in 蛞蝼; used in 蛞蝓
• 聒guōraucous; clamor; unpleasantly noisy

Characters that look like 括

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
• 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 栅zhàfence; also pr. shān
• 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)

Sounds the same

Read kuò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 扩to enlarge
• 阔rich; wide; broad
• 廓(bound form) extensive; vast; (bound form) outline; general shape…
• 蛞used in 蛞蝼; used in 蛞蝓
• 漷clashing of two currents
• 鞹leather
• 髺hair rolled up in a bun
• 适see 李适
• 霩variant of 廓