匡 (kuāng) - to correct & to rectify

匡Tone 1

kuāng ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 匚

俊梁

匡 · kuāng

to correct;

to rectify;

to assist;

to save;

a basket;

a frame;

a surname.

to correctto rectifyto assist

Usage highlights

to correct and rectifyto assist and saveto rectify and governKuang Heng boring the wall for lightrectify the state affairsbasket and box

Synonyms

  • 正— to correct
  • 纠— to rectify
  • 助— to assist

Antonyms

  • 误— to err; mistake
  • 歪— crooked; deviant

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He corrected the mistake (匡正).
  • The basket is made of bamboo (竹匡).
  • Kuang Heng was a famous scholar (匡衡).
  • They worked to save the country (匡救国难).

Collocations

  • to correct and rectify(匡正)
  • to assist and save(匡扶)
  • to rectify and govern(匡治)
  • Kuang Heng boring the wall for light(匡衡凿壁)
  • rectify the state affairs(匡济)
  • basket and box(匡箱)

Idioms

  • Kuang Heng boring the wall for light(匡衡凿壁)
  • To rectify errors and return to righteousness(匡谬正俗)
  • To assist the king and revive the state(匡君辅国)

Cultural background

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  • Historically associated with the state of Kuang during the Zhou dynasty.
  • Commonly used in names with meanings of correction, assistance, and moral uprightness.
  • The character structure represents a container or frame, extended to mean correction and assistance.

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