廓 kuò broad
broad; wide; outline
怎么记住“廓”: 广 broad + 享 enjoy + 阝 city = broad. Neighbours meet under a broad roof in the new square and enjoy a picnic, and the city has never felt so open and broad.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
廓 = 广 broad + 郭 city wall
- 广 broad meaning
- 郭 city wall sound
- 享 enjoy
- 阝 city
Neighbours meet under a broad roof in the new square and enjoy a picnic, and the city has never felt so open and broad.
How it came to be
The sign for broad gives the meaning and the part for city wall gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; chiefly in 轮廓 (lúnkuò), an outline/contour: 勾勒出轮廓 (gōulè chū lúnkuò) to sketch the outline, 事情的轮廓 (shìqing de lúnkuò) the rough shape of the matter.
- Classically also 'broad/to expand' (廓清 to clear away), but 轮廓 dominates.