框架 (kuàng jià) — (construction) frame; (fig.) framework

Definition

An organized system of basic ideas or rules, often abstract (理论框架 'theoretical framework'). More structured and conceptual than 框 (a literal frame) or 架子 (a physical shelf/stand).

noun
(construction) frame(fig.) framework
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 框架
    Zhè ge jiàn zhù de kuàng jià shì yòng gāng tiě zuò de.
    The frame of this building is made of steel.
  • 框架
    Wǒ men xū yào xiān jiàn lì yí gè lǐ lùn kuàng jià.
    We need to first establish a theoretical framework.
  • 框架
    Zhè ge kuàng jià de shè jì fēi cháng hé lǐ.
    The design of this framework is very reasonable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

“框” rim and “架” frame combine to mean a supporting structure.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 框 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
tree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
jiājià
Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

Open 架 →

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