框 kuāng frame
frame; door
How to remember 框: 木 tree + 匡 square frame = frame. From the old apple tree, dad saws and glues a square frame, so the baby's first photo finally has a frame.
Component breakdown
框 = 木 tree + 匡 square frame
- 木 tree
- 匡 square frame
From the old apple tree, dad saws and glues a square frame, so the baby's first photo finally has a frame.
How it is used
- A frame - 门框 (ménkuàng) door frame, 相框 (xiàngkuàng) picture frame, 眼镜框 (yǎnjìngkuàng) glasses frame.
- 框架 (kuàngjià) is the figurative framework/structure of a plan or theory; 条条框框 (tiáotiáo-kuàngkuàng) means rigid rules and restrictions.