括 kuò to embrace
to embrace; to enclose; to include
How to remember 括: 扌 hand + 舌 tongue = to embrace. Grandma opens her hands wide, sticks out her tongue at the giggling twins, and pulls them close to embrace both.
Component breakdown
括 = 扌 hand + 舌 tongue
- 扌 hand
- 舌 tongue
Grandma opens her hands wide, sticks out her tongue at the giggling twins, and pulls them close to embrace both.
How it is used
- Bound character that essentially never appears alone.
- 包括 bāokuò "to include, comprise" is by far its most common home - used constantly to list items: 包括我在内 "including me."
- 括号 kuòhào "parentheses" and 概括 gàikuò "to summarize" are the other two key compounds to know.