匡
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Translingual
Han character
匡 (Kangxi radical 22, 匚+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 尸一土 (SMG), four-corner 71711, composition ⿷匚王)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 153, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2606
- Dae Jaweon: page 345, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 83, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5321
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
匡 | |
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| alternative forms | 匩 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 匡 | ||
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| Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 皇 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 惶 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 遑 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 堭 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 煌 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 餭 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 騜 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 艎 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 隍 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 湟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 徨 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 篁 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 蝗 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs |
| 凰 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 偟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 媓 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 韹 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 葟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 皝 | *ɡʷaːŋʔ |
| 汪 | *qʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋs, *qʷaŋʔ |
| 尪 | *qʷaːŋ |
| 迋 | *kʷaŋʔ, *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs |
| 逛 | *kʷaŋʔ |
| 誑 | *kʷaŋs, *ɡʷaŋ, *kʷaŋs |
| 匡 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 筐 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 框 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 眶 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 誆 | *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs |
| 邼 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 恇 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 劻 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 洭 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 軭 | *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ |
| 狂 | *ɡʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs |
| 軖 | *ɡʷaŋ |
| 鵟 | *ɡʷaŋ |
| 俇 | *ɡʷaŋʔ |
| 王 | *ɢʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs |
| 蚟 | *ɢʷaŋ |
| 彺 | *ɢʷaŋ |
| 旺 | *ɢʷaŋs |
| 諻 | *qʰʷraːŋ |
| 喤 | *qʰʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 瑝 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 鍠 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 揘 | *ɡʷaŋ |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
匡
- (literary) upright
- to correct; to rectify
- (literary) to assist
- (literary) to save; to rescue
- to predict; to expect
- (obsolete) to lose
- (historical) name of an ancient book
- (historical) name of two ancient places in Henan
- Alternative name for 廬山／庐山 (Lúshān).
- (obsolete) shell of crabs
- † Alternative form of 恇 (kuāng)
- a surname
Compounds
- 一匡天下 (yīkuāngtiānxià)
- 不匡
- 九合一匡
- 功均一匡
- 匡俗濟時／匡俗济时
- 匡助 (kuāngzhù)
- 匡勷
- 匡合
- 匡君救主 (kuāngjūnjiùzhǔ)
- 匡坐
- 匡床
- 匡廬／匡庐 (Kuānglú)
- 匡復／匡复 (kuāngfù)
- 匡我不逮
- 匡扶 (kuāngfú)
- 匡持
- 匡救 (kuāngjiù)
- 匡時／匡时 (kuāngshí)
- 匡時濟世／匡时济世 (kuāngshíjìshì)
- 匡時濟俗／匡时济俗
- 匡正 (kuāngzhèng)
- 匡濟／匡济 (kuāngjì)
- 匡濟之才／匡济之才
- 匡當／匡当
- 匡算 (kuāngsuàn)
- 匡臺／匡台 (Kuāngtái)
- 匡謬／匡谬
- 析疑匡謬／析疑匡谬
- 濟世匡時／济世匡时
- 蟹匡蟬緌／蟹匡蝉𮉫
- 蠶績蟹匡／蚕绩蟹匡 (cánjìxièkuāng)
- 那匡
- 靖匡
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 匡 – see 筐 (“bamboo basket or chest”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 筐). |
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Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 匡 – see 框 (“frame; framework; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 框). |
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Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of 匡 – see 眶 (“eye socket, cranial orbit; rim of the eye; skin around the eyes”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 眶). |
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Etymology 5
| For pronunciation and definitions of 匡 – see 誆 (“to deceive; to cheat; to defraud; to coax”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 誆). |
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Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 匡 – see 哐 (“clash; bang”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 哐). |
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Japanese
Kanji
匡
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
匡 (eum 광 (gwang))
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Vietnamese
Han character
匡: Hán Nôm readings: khuôn, khuông
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