卡 (kǎ / qiǎ): Card — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

卡has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

kǎka

noun (名)

card, calorieHSK 3.0 L3

qiǎqia

verb, noun (动、名)

to be stuck, to block; checkpoint, clipHSK 3.0 L7-9

Stroke Order Diagrams 卡

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

卡=上up+下down

Something stuck between up (上) and down (下) — like a card or checkpoint that blocks passage.

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HSK Vocabulary: 卡

HSK words that contain this character.

信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

HSK 3

卡车

kǎ chē

lorry; truck

HSK 5

卡通

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 卡 is used in context

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

shǐ使

yòng用

xìn信

yòng用

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He often uses a credit card for shopping.

wǒ我

shōu收

dào到

le了

yì一

zhāng张

shēng生

rì日

kǎ卡

piàn片

。

I received a birthday card.

wǒ我

de的

yào钥

shi匙

qiǎ卡

zài在

suǒ锁

lǐ里

le了

。

My key got stuck in the lock.

wǒ我

de的

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

zhǎo找

bú不

dào到

le了

。

I can't find my bank card.

qǐng请

yòng用

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

zhī支

fù付

。

Please pay with a bank card.

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