How to write 況

況 kuàng [名] 【本义】: 寒冷的水 [En.] cold water 1 同本义 [En.] same meaning (cold water) 2 情形，景況(側重於整個事物的概況) [En.] condition 3 兄 [En.] elder brother 4 姓 [En.] surname [动] 1 比擬，比喻 [En.] compare 2 光顧;訪問 [En.] visit 3 通“貺”。賜予 [En.] grant; bestow [连] 1 表示遞進關係，相當於「何況」、「況且」 [En.] besides; moreover 2 (何況在鄉間那些沒有聲名的人呢?草野，與「朝廷」相對，借指民間。聞，這裏應讀「wèn」，聲名，聲譽) [En.] (what's more, in the countryside where there are those without reputation? "草野" refers to the common people, while "朝廷" refers to the court) [副] 更加 [En.] more 1 例如:況瘁(益加勞瘁、憔悴);況復(更加) [En.] for instance: "況瘁" (increasingly exhausted and haggard); "況復" (furthermore) Definitions 1 情形；狀況。宋郭忠恕《佩觿》卷下：“況，形況。” [En.] Situation; condition. From Song Gua Zhongshu's "Pei Xi" Volume Two: "況, shape and condition." 2 比，比擬。《漢書•高惠高后文功臣表序》：“以往況今，甚可悲傷。” [En.] Compare, analogy. From "Han Shu" (Book of Han): "Compare the past with the present, it is truly lamentable." 3 引申為推及；推測。《論衡•案書》：“用墨子之法，事鬼求福，福罕至而禍常來也。以一況百，而墨家為法，皆若此類也。” [En.] Extended to infer; speculation. From "Lun Heng": "Using Mozi's method to seek blessings from the spirits, blessings seldom arrive while calamities often continue." 4 副詞。表示程度加深，相當於“愈”、“更加”。《詩•小雅•出車》：“憂心悄悄，僕夫況瘁。” [En.] Adverb indicating a deepening degree, equivalent to "more," "increasingly." From "Shi": "Worried and silent, the servant is increasingly exhausted." 5 副詞。表示比況，相當於“恍如”、“仿佛”。南朝宋謝靈運《遊赤石進帆海》：“周覽倦瀛墉，況乃陵窮髮。” [En.] Adverb indicating comparison, equivalent to "as if," "seemingly." From Xie Lingyun's "Visiting Chishi": "Looking around tired, as if it were a pinnacle." 6 副詞。表示情態，相當於“正好”、“恰”。唐杜甫《觀公孫大娘弟子舞劍器行》：“絳脣朱袖兩寂寞，況有弟子傳芬芳。” [En.] Adverb indicating state, equivalent to "just as," "exactly." From Du Fu's "Observing the Dance of Lady Gongsun's Disciples": "Beautiful lips and crimson sleeves are empty; how could there be disciples carrying fragrance?" 7 連詞。表示遞進關係，相當於“何況”、“況且”。《易•豐》：“日中則昃，月盈則食，天地盈虚，與時消息，而況于人乎？” [En.] Conjunction indicating advancing relationship, equivalent to "besides," "moreover." From "I Ching": "The sun at midday declines, the moon full declines; heaven and earth are full and empty, as times change; what more can we say about people?" 8 象聲詞。形容鐘聲。《吕氏春秋•自知》：“百姓有得鍾者……以椎毁之，鍾況然有音。” [En.] Onomatopoeia describing the sound of a bell. From "Lüshi Chunqiu": "The common folks who have obtained a bell... strike it, and it rings distinctly." 9 通“貺”。賜予。《國語•魯語下》：“君以諸侯之故，況使臣以大禮。” [En.] Also means "grant." From "Guoyu": "You, due to the feudal lords, can grant the envoy great courtesy." 10 引申作敬辭，惠顧；光臨。《史記•司馬相如列傳》：“足下不遠千里，來況齊國。” [En.] Extended as a respectful term for favor or presence. From "Records of the Grand Historian": "You have come from a thousand miles away, how could you visit the State of Qi?" 11 兄長。《廣雅•釋親》：“兄，況也。” [En.] Elder brother. From "Guangya": "Brother, that is called kuàng." 12 〔滄況〕寒涼貌。《說文•水部》：“況，寒水也。” [En.] Form of coldness. From "Shuowen": "況, cold water." 13 姓。 [En.] Surname. This dictionary entry provides comprehensive meanings and usages of the character「況」 in both Chinese and English, covering its various grammatical functions, historical examples, and pertinent references.