轮廓

輪廓

lúnkuò

noun HSK 7-9 #11,792

Measure Word

一个轮廓 gè

Meanings

1 outline
2 contour
3 silhouette

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他先画出人物的轮廓。

Tā xiān huà chū rénwù de lúnkuò.

He first sketched the outline of the figure.

HSK 7-9

远处山的轮廓若隐若现。

Yuǎnchù shān de lúnkuò ruòyǐn-ruòxiàn.

The outline of the distant mountains was faintly visible.

Tips

memory

轮 (wheel) + 廓 (broad outline) - trace around something like a wheel rolling along its edge to get the contour.

Stroke Order

轮 lún

廓 kuò