Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

frame; door frame

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kuang” becomes a different word in each tone. 框 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework
  • 框子kuàng ziframe (of spectacles, small ornament etc)
  • 同框tóng kuàngto appear together in a photo or video clip
  • 相框xiàng kuàngphoto frame
  • 门框mén kuàngdoor frame

Example Sentence

墙上挂着一个相框,里面是全家福。Qiáng shàng guà zhe yí ge xiàng kuàng, lǐ miàn shì quán jiā fú.A photo frame hangs on the wall, with a family photo inside.

Qiángwall (CL:面,堵)shàngonguàto hangzhe(ongoing action)一个yí gea相框xiàng kuàngphoto frame里面lǐ miàninsideshìis全家福quán jiā fúphotograph of the entire f