Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

enclose; include

Chinese: 包括、囊括;也表示括起。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 括 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

  • 包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate
  • 概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
  • 括号kuò hàoparentheses; brackets
  • 括弧kuò húparentheses; brackets
  • 总括zǒng kuòto sum up; all-inclusive

Example Sentence

这个班包括二十个男生和十个女生。Zhè ge bān bāo kuò èr shí ge nán shēng hé shí ge nǚ shēng.This class includes twenty boys and ten girls.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) thisbānteam包括bāo kuòto comprise二十èr shítwentyge(measure word)男生nán shēngschoolboyandshítenge(measure word)女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl