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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

框 kuàng
door; frame
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “casing”

WordPinyinMeaning
罩子zhào zicover; 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework
边框 (邊框)biān kuàngframe; rim
框框kuàng kuanga frame; a circle; set pattern; convention; restriction
对话框 (對話框)duì huà kuàngdialog box (computing)
门框 (門框)mén kuàngdoorframe
条条框框 (條條框框)tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàngfixed 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.

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