Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced kuo
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced kuo, including 括 kuò, 扩 kuò, 阔 kuò. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For kuo, push a small puff of air on k, join it to uo, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial k
Start the syllable on the initial k, then run straight into the final uo — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final uo
Settle the final uo into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (括 kuò, 扩 kuò, 阔 kuò) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound kuo, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
kuo turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 括, 扩, 阔 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing kuo inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.