Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
框
kuàng
Description
“框”是一个名词，指围在东西外面的边，比如照片或者门窗的边。
"框" is a noun that refers to the edges surrounding something, like the border of a photo or a door or window.
它也可以用在电脑上，表示屏幕里的一块方形区域。
It can also be used on computers to mean a square area on the screen.
Meanings
框kuàng
frame (of a picture, door, or window)
这张照片有一个漂亮的木框。
This photo has a beautiful wooden frame.
框kuàng
box or frame on a screen or form
请在这个框里写你的名字。
Please write your name in this box.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
木 (wood) + 匡 (to enclose); originally a wooden border around something.
- Nuance
框 is the border itself; 框架 is more abstract, meaning structure or framework.
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