廓 (kwok3 gwok3 | kuo4) : wide; outline; expand; remove

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廓

kwok3 gwok3

kuo4

[1] [adj] wide; extensive; spacious
[2] [n] outline; outer edge; wall
[3] [v] expand; enlarge; extend
[4] [v] remove; sweep away; clear up

Jyutping kwok3 is the standard reading; it has a nasal-stop alternant in kwong3 (擴). gwok3 is the variant.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 广 (#53)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

廓

This word has been viewed 2743 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Dec 2013 13:51

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胸廓 hung1 kwok3 xiong1 kuo4 = thorax

輪廓 leon4 kwok3 lun2 kuo4 = outline; contour; rough sketch

八廓 baat3 kwok3 ba1 kuo4 = Barkhor (pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet)

廓爾廓人 kwok3 ji5 kwok3 jan4 kuo4 er3 kuo4 ren2 = Gurkha, Gorkha

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Decimal representation of this word: 廓
Unicode code for this character: U+5ed3 (off-site link)

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