卡(kǎ)

HSK 25 strokes
Readingskǎqiǎ

to stop

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Character information

Pinyin
kǎ / qiǎ
Meaning
to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:张,片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 卡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱上卜

A card squeezed between 上 and 下

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

上shàng卜bǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 卡 step by step

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

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Words with 卡

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

xìn信yòng用kǎ卡
HSK 2

credit card

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yī一kǎ卡tōng通
HSK 7-9

the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transp…

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kǎ卡zǐ子
HSK 7-9

clip

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shuā刷kǎ卡

to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)

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qiān千kǎ卡

kilocalorie (Kcal)

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kǎ卡tā他

(loanword) (medicine) catarrh

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jiāo交tōng通kǎ卡

public transportation card

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jiè借jì记kǎ卡

debit card

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Related characters

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万且业为主举久乐

From 卡’s common words

信用一通子刷千他

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