括kuò
to embrace, to enclose, to include. 9 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 括
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–9 write 舌.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 括 · the stroke-order rules
What 括 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 舌 (shé, tongue).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 舌 carries the sound.
Words that use 括
| 包括 | to comprise, to consist of 把几样东西都算作其中一部分 这份清单包括所有的老照片。The inventory was drawn up to take in every one of the old photographs. Lesson 248, 居室陈设与巧心妆点 · 亲情关怀与社区生活 · Family Warmth, Civic Care & Everyday Chores |
| 概括 | to concisely summarize 把复杂的内容简单扼要地说出来 学者准确概括了建筑的智慧。The scholar accurately summarize the wisdom behind the building. Lesson 281, 营造之智与文脉传拓 · 时代潮涌与家国人文 · Civic Humanity, Cultural Customs & Modern Infrastructure |
| 括号 | brackets / parentheses 写作业时用来圈出答案的符号 孩子在作业括号里填上了答案。The child filled in the answer inside the homework's brackets. Lesson 308, 阖家雅趣与格调高迈 · 故土炊烟与烟火长卷 · Hometown Memories & The Tapestry of Daily Life |
Characters that share the sound part 舌
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.