Chinese symbol for “casing”
框
kuàng
frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template
The closest CC-CEDICT match for casing is 框 (kuàng), defined as: frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth); to frame.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “casing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罩子 | zhào zi | cover; casing |
| 壳 (殼) | ké | (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 框.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
| 边框 (邊框) | biān kuàng | frame; rim |
| 框框 | kuàng kuang | a frame; a circle; set pattern; convention; restriction |
| 对话框 (對話框) | duì huà kuàng | dialog box (computing) |
| 门框 (門框) | mén kuàng | doorframe |
| 条条框框 (條條框框) | tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng | fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory); regulations and restrictions |
See also: Japanese symbol for “casing”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.