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卡
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card

HSK 2
Objects →Tools
kǎ
サ、カ、ソウ
Origin unclear, but typically explained as being stuck between something above (上) and something below (下). The uses of 卡 to mean "card" or "calorie" are foreign phonetic loans.
Components
上 above+ 下 below =
卡 card
上 Iconic component
shàng above
top
下 Iconic component
xià below
under, underneath, below
Notes
Similar Characters
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Chinese
卡 [kǎ]
to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhāng],片[piàn]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[kǎ​lù​lǐ]); cassette
卡 [qiǎ]
to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
卡车 [kǎ​chē] #1,732
truck
卡车 [kǎ​chē] #1,732
truck
信用卡 [xìn​yòng​kǎ] #2,365
credit card
卡尔 [Kǎ​'ěr] #2,595
Karl (name)
卡尔 [Kǎ​'ěr] #2,595
Karl (name)
卡片 [kǎ​piàn] #4,253
card
卡拉 [Kǎ​lā] #4,538
Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥[Duō​gē]
卡通 [kǎ​tōng] #6,974
cartoon (loanword)
奥斯卡 [Aò​sī​kǎ] #4,539
(film industry) Oscar (Academy Award)
奥斯卡 [Aò​sī​kǎ] #4,539
(film industry) Oscar (Academy Award)
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