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卡

kǎ

HSK 3.0 · 2

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kǎ · kaa1 (Jyutping)

  1. to stop
  2. to block
  3. (computing) (coll.) slow
  4. (loanword) card
  5. CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]
  6. truck (from "car")
  7. calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3])
  8. cassette

qiǎ · kaa1 (Jyutping)

  1. to block
  2. to be stuck
  3. to be wedged
  4. customs station
  5. a clip
  6. a fastener
  7. a checkpost
  8. Taiwan pr. [ka3]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

卡

Meaning
card, punch card; calorie
Radical
卜
Strokes
5
Components
⿱上卜
Cangjie
YMY
Four-corner
2123.1

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