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括

kuò
(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up
Radical: 扌 Strokes: 9
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
括=扌+舌
Etymology
hand
Meanings
(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up
(bound form) to include; to comprise
to put (text) in brackets
Taiwan pr. guā
kuò
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Words with 括 120 total
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