夸(kuā)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad. 誇
Readingskuākuà

used in transliteration

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Character information

Pinyin
kuā / kuà
Meaning
used in transliteration
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
誇

Origin & structure

Where 夸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱大亏

In this compound, the meaning comes from 大 (great); 亏 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

大dà亏kuī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 誇: Extravagant 夸 words 言; 夸 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 夸 step by step

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

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Words with 夸

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

kuā夸kuā夸qí其tán谈
HSK 7-9

variant of 夸夸其谈

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kuā夸dà大
HSK 7-9

to exaggerate

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kuā夸zhāng张
HSK 7-9

to exaggerate

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kuā夸jiǎng奖
HSK 7-9

to praise

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kuā夸yào耀
HSK 7-9

to brag about

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kuā夸kè克

(particle physics) (loanword) quark

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fú浮kuā夸

to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose

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zì自kuā夸

to boast

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 夸’s common words

其谈大张奖耀克浮

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