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匡: correct, save
Also: assist
JLPT N16 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
匚 carries the meaning · 王 is drawn in
6 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
キョウkyou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 匡正きょうせいcorrection (of a fault, mistake, flaw, etc.)
- 匡救きょうきゅうdelivering from sin; succor; succour
Also read オウ, すくう, ただす, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Put it safely in the box! This radical represents a container designed to keep its contents secure and out of the way.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side匡 correct · 匚
vs主 lord · 亠In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kuāng
Same form: 匡 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 匡 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 匡 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kuāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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