匡 meaning and stroke order
To correct, to revise; to restore
How to write 匡, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 匡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (literary) to rectify
- (literary) to assist
- (coll.) to calculate roughly; to estimate
How 匡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Box.
匚 gives the meaning and 王 hints at the sound.
Radical: 匚 (box), shared by 14 characters on this site.
How to remember 匡
匡 is a box frame 匚 (the semantic part, meaning box) wrapped around 王 (wáng), which gives the sound. Picture putting a king 王 inside a frame to keep him straight, and you have the idea of correcting or setting things right.
匡 is mostly literary and appears in set phrases such as 匡正 (kuāngzhèng, to correct) and 匡扶 (kuāngfú, to support and restore). It is also a surname. Example: 匡扶正义 (kuāngfú zhèngyì) to uphold justice.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 匡 with 筐 (kuāng, basket), which has the same sound but adds the bamboo top 竹. Also note the frame 匚 opens to the right and has no top-left dot, so do not write it like 区's frame with extra strokes inside.
Characters that contain 匡
Learning 匡 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 匡
How many strokes are in 匡?
匡 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 匡 mean?
匡 (kuāng) means to correct, to revise; to restore.
How do you pronounce 匡?
匡 is pronounced kuāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 匡?
The radical of 匡 is 匚, which carries the idea of "box". Dictionaries list 匡 under this radical.
Is 匡 used in everyday spoken Chinese?
Rarely. You will mostly see it in formal writing, idioms, historical texts, or as a surname. In some regional colloquial speech it can mean to estimate roughly, but this is not standard everyday usage.
What other characters use 匡 as a part?
匡 serves as a sound component in characters like 筐 (kuāng, basket), 框 (kuàng, frame), and 眶 (kuàng, eye socket). Knowing 匡 helps you guess the pronunciation of these characters.