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眶

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(bound form) eye socket; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
目 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
眶
Common rank
#3,343
Unicode
U+7736

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Formation & memory

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How 眶 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 匡 sound ( kuāng )

Components 目 匡

Words with 眶

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
白眶斑翅鹛 bái kuàng bān chì méi (bird species of China) spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)
白眶雀鹛 bái kuàng què méi (bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)
灰眶雀鹛 huī kuàng què méi (bird species of China) David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi)
白眶鸦雀 bái kuàng yā què (bird species of China) spectacled parrotbill (Suthora conspicillata)
白眶鹟莺 bái kuàng wēng yīng (bird species of China) white-spectacled warbler (Phylloscopus intermedius)
金眶鹟莺 jīn kuàng wēng yīng (bird species of China) green-crowned warbler (Phylloscopus burkii)
眼眶 yǎn kuàng eye socket; rim of the eye
热泪盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved
金眶鸻 jīn kuàng héng (bird species of China) little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 匡 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
匡 sound part kuāng to correct, to revise; to restore
框 kuàng door; frame
筐 kuāng bamboo basket or chest
哐 kuāng onomatopoetic, a clang or clatter
诓 kuāng to swindle, to cheat; to lie