括 (kut3 gwaat3 | kuo4 gua1) : include; comprise; enclose

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括

kut3 gwaat3

kuo4 gua1

[粵] kut3 | [國] kuo4
[1] [v] include; comprise; embrace
[2] [v] enclose with brackets
[3] [v] draw together; bound; tie

[粵] gwaat3 | [國] gua1
[adj] stiff and smooth

The gwaat3/gua1 readings are used only in the obscure term 挺括 which means "stiff and smooth".

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

括

This word has been viewed 5989 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Oct 2013 04:56

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包括 baau1 kut3 bao1 kuo4 = to include; including

括號 kut3 hou6 kuo4 hao4 = parentheses; brackets

圓括號 jyun4 kut3 hou6 = parentheses (rounded)

方括號 fong1 kut3 hou6 = square brackets

六角括號 luk6 gok3 kut3 hou6 = "six corner" brackets

方頭括號 fong1 tau4 kut3 hou6 = "square head" brackets

黑括號 haak1 kut3 hou6 = "black" brackets

大括號 daai6 kut3 hou6 = curly braces

概括 koi3 kut3 gai4 kuo4 = generally

總括 zung2 kut3 zong3 kuo4 = sum up
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Showing 1 example containing 括

我想租一間包括水電費的房子。國
I want to rent a house that has utilities included.

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Decimal representation of this word: 括
Unicode code for this character: U+62ec (off-site link)

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