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to rectify 匡
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Used in these characters:
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框
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| frame (e.g. door frame), casing, framework, template
kuàng
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木
匡
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Left: tree 木, right: rectify 匡 (The country 国 of the king 王 is not complete, which must be rectified.)
The (missing) wood 丨 is for a rectified frame 囗.
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眶
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| eye socket
kuàng
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目
匡
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Left: eye 目. right: rectify 匡 (The country 国 of the king 王 is not complete, which must be rectified.)
The eye is the king 王 in the eye socket 匚.
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筐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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kuāng
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竹
匡
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: rectify 匡 (The country 国 of the king 王 is not complete, which must be rectified.)
The bamboo needs to be rectified (= to be bent) to plait a basket.
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匡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to rectify, to correct sth.
kuāng
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匚
匡
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Left: 匚, right: king 王
The country 国 of the king is not complete (the right side is missing), which must be rectified. [.. because it is a deficiency 匮]
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