kuò

(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up

(bound form) to include; to comprise; to put (text) in brackets; Taiwan pr. [gua1]

hand (扌) + tongue (舌) = gather and enclose

The hand radical drives the meaning: gathering, enclosing, or bracketing things together with a grip. 舌 mainly contributes the sound kuò and does not shape the sense.

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这个词的意思需要用号标出来。

zhè ge cí de yì si xū yào yòng kuò hào biāo chū lái。

The meaning of this word needs to be marked with brackets.

这份报告涵了所有相关的数据。

zhè fèn bào gào hán kuò le suǒ yǒu xiāng guān de shù jù。

This report encompasses all the relevant data.

Words with 括

赅括

gāi kuò

see 概括[gai4 kuo4]

中括号

zhōng kuò hào

square brackets [ ]

六角括号

liù jiǎo kuò hào

tortoise shell brackets 〔〕

包括

bāo kuò

to comprise

含括

hán guā

to include

囊括

náng kuò

to include

圆括号

yuán kuò hào

parentheses; round brackets ( )

大括弧

dà kuò hú

braces; curly brackets { }

大括号

dà kuò hào

braces; curly brackets { }

小括号

xiǎo kuò hào

round brackets; parentheses ( )

尖括号

jiān kuò hào

angle brackets < >

括弧

kuò hú

parentheses; brackets

More characters with 扌