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

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How to write 卡 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

卡has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

kǎ

card, calorie

nounHSK 3.0 · L3

qiǎ

to be stuck, to block; checkpoint, clip

verb, nounHSK 3.0 · L7-9

3.

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卡 stroke order diagram

4.

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5.

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6.

How to Use 卡

Card or card-like items

The character 卡 means 'card' in these words, referring to various types of cards.

信用卡 • xìn yòng kǎ • credit card • HSK 3

HSK 3

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

shǐ使

yòng用

xìn信

yòng

Information

Pinyinkǎ / qiǎ

Meaningcard, calorie

Strokes5

Radical丨

Traditional卡

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#415

Zhuyinㄎㄚˇ

UnicodeU+5361

CangjieYMY

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上up

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

xìn信

yòng用

kǎ卡

credit card

银行卡 • yín háng kǎ • bank card • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

bank card

卡片 • kǎ piàn • card • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

kǎ卡

piàn片

card

Transliteration for foreign words

The character 卡 is used as a transliteration syllable in loanwords from English.

卡车 • kǎ chē • lorry; truck • HSK 5

HSK 5

kǎ卡

chē车

lorry; truck

卡通 • kǎ tōng • cartoon • HSK 6

HSK 6

kǎ卡

tōng通

cartoon

用

kǎ卡

gòu购

wù物

。

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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