Definition

1. Noun:
   • Grid, graph paper: A surface, typically paper, marked with intersecting straight lines forming a pattern of squares or rectangles. This pattern is called "kẻ ô".
   • Checkered pattern: A design consisting of a grid of squares, often of alternating colors.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Học sinh dùng giấy kẻ ô để vẽ đồ thị. (Students use graph paper to draw charts.)
  • Cô ấy mua một cuốn vở kẻ ô. (She bought a grid notebook.)
  • Bàn cờ vua có bề mặt kẻ ô. (A chessboard has a checkered surface.)

Advanced Usage

• "giấy kẻ ô": This is the most common compound phrase, specifically meaning "graph paper" or "grid paper".
  • Anh ấy cần giấy kẻ ô để thiết kế sơ đồ. (He needs graph paper to design the diagram.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ carô (n): Specifically refers to a checkered pattern, like on a checkerboard or some fabrics. It implies squares, often of two alternating colors.
• Có ô (adj phrase): Describes something that has a grid or is divided into squares (e.g., - a map with a grid).
• Lưới ô vuông (n): A grid network of squares.

Synonyms

• Giấy đồ thị (n): Graph paper (more formal/technical).
• Lưới (n): Grid, mesh (a more general term for any network of lines).

Related Phrases

• Kẻ ô vuông: To draw squares; to create a grid of squares.
  • Giáo viên kẻ ô vuông lên bảng. (The teacher draws squares on the board.)

Related Idioms

(This specific word is technical and does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions.)