Dong Chinese dictionary

kuò

include, enclose

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 𠯑 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

𠯑 Sound component

guā

block the mouth

Modern form looks like 舌.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠯑 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kuò

include, embrace, enclose; to enclose; to include; also pr. [guā]

Most common words with 括

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