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括
Mandarin · pinyin kuò
Meanings
- (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up
- (bound form) to include; to comprise
- to put (text) in brackets
- Taiwan pr. guā
Characters in this entry
- 括
- kuò · include, embrace, enclose
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Mandarin tones
4 · kuo4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwaat3 · gwat3 · kut3
Cantonese word readings for 括. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to tie; to tie up; to tie together
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to seek; to search for
- to embrace; to enclose
- to include; to encompass
- to enclose in brackets
- a surname
- (Hokkien) Classifier for groups of people.
- tail end of an arrow
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