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廓
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limitless

HSK 7
Objects →Buildings
kuò
カク
くるわ、とりで
확, 곽
Components
广 roof+ 郭 outer walls =
廓 limitless
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
wide
郭 Phonetic component
guō outer walls
outer part (of a city)
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Notes
Similar Characters
厅 room (simp)厨 closet (simp)庀 to prepare庄 farmstead (simp)庇 shield庋 a cupboard or序 preface庐 hut (simp)庑 luxuriant (simp)库 armory (simp)底 bottom庖 cooking店 store庙 imperial (simp)府 government office庞 big (simp)废 abrogate (simp)庠 village school庥 shelter座 seat
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
廓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
廓 [kuò]
big; empty; open
Japanese
廓 、 郭 、 曲輪 くるわ 、 かく 同音

noun

  1. district; quarter
  2. enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork
  3. red-light district

prefix

  1. wide and empty
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
廓 かいしゅう
Kaishuu unclassified name
廓 かまえ
Kamae surname
廓 くるわ
Kuruwa surname
CHINESE WORDS (16)
轮廓 [lún​kuò] #11,792
an outline
轮廓 [lún​kuò] #11,792
an outline
胸廓 [xiōng​kuò] #40,414
thorax
廓清 [kuò​qīng] #40,695
to clear up
轮廓线 [lún​kuò​xiàn] #43,236
an outline
轮廓线 [lún​kuò​xiàn] #43,236
an outline
八廓 [Bā​kuò]
Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
八廓街 [Bā​kuò​Jiē]
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
声调轮廓 [shēng​diào​lún​kuò]
tone contour
耳廓 [ěr​kuò]
outer ear
6 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 輪郭 [りんかく] #6,631
contour
廓 [くるわ] #37,477
district
⭐ 城郭 [じょうかく] #47,266
castle
⭐ 外郭 [がいかく] #49,075
outer fence
遊郭 [ゆうかく] #51,953
(licensed) red light district
一郭 [いっかく] #72,262
one block
廓清 [かくせい] #129,497
purification
郭言葉 [くるわことば]
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
砲廓 [ほうかく]
armored enclosure for guns on a warship
KOREAN WORDS (4)
유곽
prostitute quarters; red-light district
윤곽
summary; overview
윤곽선
outline; contour line
흉곽
chest