轮廓 meaning in English

lúnkuò

outline; silhouette

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 輪廓21 strokes

Meaning of 轮廓

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lúnkuò
  1. outline; silhouette

轮廓 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

线xiàn条tiáo艺yì术shù强qiáng调diào形xíng式shì和hé轮lún廓kuò,而ér不bú是shì颜yán色sè、阴yīn影yǐng和hé纹wén理lǐ。
Line art emphasizes form and outline, over color, shading, and texture.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

轮 lún · wheel · 8 strokes

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廓 kuò · broad · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 轮廓.

轮椅lúnyǐwheelchair
轮子lúnziwheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
轮船lúnchuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat
轮胎lúntāitire; pneumatic tire
轮流lúnliúto alternate; to take turns
车轮chēlúnwheel
轮换lúnhuànto rotate; to take turns
轮到lúndàoto be (sb's or sth's) turn
一轮yīlúnfirst round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
轮回lúnhuí(Buddhism) samsara; cycle of rebirth; to recur cyclically; to succeed one another in cycle
齿轮chǐlún(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
涡轮wōlúnturbine

Questions about 轮廓

What does 轮廓 mean?

轮廓 (lúnkuò) means "outline; silhouette" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 轮廓?

轮廓 is made of 2 characters: 轮 (8 strokes), 廓 (13 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 轮廓 an HSK word?

Yes. 轮廓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 轮廓 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 轮廓 is written 輪廓.