懂中文 Dong Chinese

卡

kǎ, qiǎ

stuck

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 iconic component

上  Iconic component

shàng, shǎng

  

up

下 iconic component

下  Iconic component

xià

  

under

Definitions

卡  

kǎ

card, punch card; calorie; 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 be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ]

Most common words with 卡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

卡

to stop

卡车

truck

信用卡

credit card

卡尔

Karl (name)

卡片

card

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

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