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括

kuò

kuò · kut3 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up
  2. (bound form) to include; to comprise
  3. to put (text) in brackets
  4. Taiwan pr. [gua1]

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Character breakdown

括

Meaning
include, embrace, enclose
Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Components
⿰扌舌
Cangjie
QHJR
Four-corner
5206.4

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