咔(kǎ)

8 strokes
Readingskǎkā

(used as phonetic "ka")

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Character information

Pinyin
kǎ / kā
Meaning
(used as phonetic "ka")
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 咔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口卡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 卡 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu卡kǎ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 咔 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 咔

Common words using 咔 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kǎ咔zuò唑

carbazole (chemistry) (loanword)

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kǎ咔lā啦

crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])

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kǎ咔dā嗒

(onom.) click; clatter

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kā咔chā嚓

(onom.) breaking or snapping

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Related characters

From 咔’s common words

唑啦嗒嚓

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