Chinese symbol for “frame”
框架
kuàng jià
(construction) frame; (fig.) framework
The closest CC-CEDICT match for frame is 框架 (kuàng jià), defined as: (construction) frame; (fig.) framework.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “frame”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 框 | kuàng | frame (e.g. door frame); casing |
| 帧 (幀) | zhēn | frame; classifier for paintings etc |
| 格 | gé | square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit) |
| 边框 (邊框) | biān kuàng | frame; rim |
| 框框 | kuàng kuang | a frame; a circle; set pattern; convention; restriction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 框架.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 绑架 (綁架) | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct |
| 架构 (架構) | jià gòu | to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel; to have a row |
See also: Japanese symbol for “frame”.
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.