廓
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(bound form) extensive; vast; (bound form) outline; general shape; (bound form) to expand; to extend
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 广 +11
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 廓
- Common rank
- #2,964
- Unicode
- U+5ED3
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Formation & memory
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Words with 廓
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸廓切开术 | thoracotomy (medicine) | |
| 声调轮廓 | tone contour | |
| 轮廓鲜明 | sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief | |
| 轮廓线 | outline; silhouette | |
| 八廓街 | Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, … | |
| 廓清 | to clear up; to wipe out; to eradicate | |
| 八廓 | Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet | |
| 耳廓 | outer ear; auricle; pinna | |
| 耳廓狐 | fennec; Vulpes zerda | |
| 轮廓 | outline; silhouette | |
| 胸廓 | thorax | |
| 寥廓 | (literary) vast; boundless |