括号

括號

kuòhào

noun HSK 4 #31,189

Meanings

1 brackets
2 parentheses

Characters

to include; to enclose

mark; sign; number

Enclosing + mark = punctuation marks that enclose text.

Examples

请在括号里填写答案。

Qǐng zài kuòhào lǐ tiánxiě dá'àn.

Please write the answer in the brackets.

括号里的内容是补充说明。

Kuòhào lǐ de nèiróng shì bǔchōng shuōmíng.

The content in parentheses is supplementary explanation.

Tips

usage

小括号 = ( ), 中括号 = [ ], 大括号 = { }. Chinese texts also use【】for emphasis.

Stroke Order

括 kuò

号 hào