跨(kuà)

HSK 613 strokes

to step across

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Character information

Pinyin
kuà
Meaning
to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 跨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足夸

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 夸 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

足zú夸kuā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 跨 step by step

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

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Words with 跨

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

kuà跨guó国
HSK 7-9

transnational

Open 跨国 page →
kuà跨yuè越
HSK 7-9

to step across

Open 跨越 page →
héng横kuà跨

to span; to stretch across; to travel across

Open 横跨 page →
kuà跨shàng上

to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)

Open 跨上 page →
kuà跨dāo刀

to appear in sb's show; (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taki…

Open 跨刀 page →
kuà跨guó国gōng公sī司

transnational corporation

Open 跨国公司 page →
kuà跨jìng境

cross-border

Open 跨境 page →
kuà跨píng平tái台

(computing) cross-platform

Open 跨平台 page →

Related characters

More HSK 6 characters

丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 跨’s common words

国越横上刀公司境

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