框 Stroke Order — How to Write 框

Stroke Order

框 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

框 Radical and Character Components

Components:木匡

框 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 匡 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 6 more strokes

框 Pronunciation and Pinyin

kuàng

Meanings of 框 in Chinese

kuàng框

A frame, often for a door or window, that is embedded into a wall.

这扇门的门框有点儿松了。

The door frame of this door is a bit loose.

A frame or border around an object, providing support or protection, often for pictures, mirrors, or glasses.

这张照片的镜框儿很漂亮。

The frame of this photo is very beautiful.

A surrounding circle, also used metaphorically to refer to existing boundaries, fixed or rigid views and impressions.

年轻人应该勇于跳出固有的思维框框，尝试新的事物。

Young people should dare to break free from conventional ways of thinking and try new things.

To frame or draw a border around (text, an image).

把重要信息框起来。

Frame the important information.

To limit or restrict; to confine within certain boundaries, often implying a rigid or unyielding constraint.

我们应该跳出固有的思维框架，不要把自己框住

We should break free from existing thought patterns and not confine ourselves.

Common Words and Phrases with 框

kuàng框jià架

framework

我们为这次会议准备了一个清晰的议程框架

We prepared a clear agenda framework for this meeting.

kuàng框kuàng框

A frame or border, which can be physical (e.g., a circle drawn around something) or metaphorical, representing a restriction, convention, or established pattern.