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咔 (kā): Onomatopoeia for a short — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 咔

咔咔 • kā kā • repeated clicking or snapping sounds

kā咔

kā咔

repeated clicking or snapping sounds

咔嚓 • kā chā • sound of cutting, cracking, or snapping; crack; snap

kā咔

chā嚓

sound of cutting, cracking, or snapping; crack; snap

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Example Sentences

tā他

bāi掰

kāi开

shù树

zhī枝

，

kā咔

de的

yī一

xià下

，

shù树

zhī枝

duàn断

le了

。

He snapped the branch, and with a crack, it broke.

tā她

àn按

xià下

kāi开

guān关

，

kā咔

de的

yī

mén门

suǒ锁

kā咔

de的

yī一

shēng声

suǒ锁

shàng上

le

Information

Pinyinkā

Meaningonomatopoeia for a short, sharp sound (e.g., a click, snap, or crack)

Strokes8

Radical口

Traditional咔

Structure—

Frequency—

Zhuyin—

UnicodeU+5494

Cangjie—

一

shēng声

，

dēng灯

liàng亮

le了

。

She pressed the switch, and with a click, the light turned on.

了

。

The door lock clicked shut.

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Characters pronounced "ka".

喀kāvomit; used in transliterations
咖kācoffee
卡kǎto block; to be stuck; a clip or fastener

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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