Definitions

kuàng (noun) frame; framework
kuàng (verb) to circle; to frame
kuàng (verb) to restrict

Etymology phono-semantic

wood

Semantic: Phonetic:

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The character 框 is a phono-semantic compound formed from the semantic component 木, indicating wood, and the phonetic component 匡, which also carries connotations of framing or enclosing. Etymologically, it originated to describe a wooden frame or structure. Its meaning broadened from referring specifically to physical frames, often constructed from wood, to include any structural border or framework, and it developed verbal uses meaning to frame or enclose within set boundaries.

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窗户的是木制的。

Chuānghu de kuàng shì mù zhì de.

The window frame is made of wood.

他把照片放在里。

Tā bǎ zhàopiàn fàng zài kuàng lǐ.

He put the photo in the frame.

这个架很坚固。

Zhège kuàngjià hěn jiāngù.

This framework is very sturdy.

不要被旧束缚。

Bùyào bèi jiù kuàngkuang shùfù.

Do not be bound by old conventions.

她为图画选了一个银

Tā wèi túhuà xuǎnle yīgè yín kuàng.

She chose a silver frame for the painting.

设计师正在构建新的架。

Shèjìshī zhèngzài gòujiàn xīn de kuàngjià.

The designer is constructing a new framework.

如果你跳出思维的,会有更多创意。

Rúguǒ nǐ tiào chū sīwéi de kuàngkuang, huì yǒu gèng duō chuàngyì.

If you break out of the box in your thinking, you will have more creativity.

在编程中,架提供了基础结构,使开发更高效。

Zài biānchéng zhōng, kuàngjià tígōngle jīchǔ jiégòu, shǐ kāifā gèng gāoxiào.

In programming, a framework provides the basic structure, making development more efficient.