轮廓

輪廓

lúnkuò

noun HSK 7 #11,792

Measure Word

一个轮廓 gè

Meanings

1 outline
2 contour
3 silhouette

Characters

Examples

远处山的轮廓若隐若现。

Yuǎnchù shān de lúnkuò ruòyǐnruòxiàn.

The outline of the distant mountains was faintly visible.

他先画出人物的轮廓。

Tā xiān huà chū rénwù de lúnkuò.

He first sketched the outline of the figure.

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