Word

卡 (kǎ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

also read as:

qiǎ to get stuck

Meaning of 卡

名 míng noun

card

我的银行卡丢了。

wǒ de yín háng kǎ diū le

I lost my bank card.

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Word breakdown

卡 kǎ — card

1 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ — credit card HSK 3
- 信 trust, credit
- 用 use, usage
- 卡 card
Example

我用信用卡付款。

wǒ yòng xìn yòng kǎ fù kuǎn

I pay with a credit card.
2 银行卡 yín háng kǎ — bank card HSK 3
- 银 bank (lit. silver, forms 'bank' with 行)
- 行 bank (lit. trade/business, forms 'bank' with 银)
- 卡 card
Example

我的银行卡丢了。

wǒ de yín háng kǎ diū le

I lost my bank card.
3 卡片 kǎ piàn — card HSK 6
- 卡 card (phonetic borrowing)
- 片 piece, flat object
Example

我收到了一张生日卡片。

wǒ shōu dào le yì zhāng shēng rì kǎ piàn

I received a birthday card.
4 打卡 dǎ kǎ — to clock in/out HSK 6
- 打 to perform/do (an action)
- 卡 card/time recording system
Example

我每天早上八点到公司打卡。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn dào gōng sī dǎ kǎ

I clock in at the company at 8 AM every morning.
5 卡车 kǎ chē — truck HSK 7
- 卡 transliteration character representing the 'ka-' sound
- 车 vehicle, the semantic component indicating it's a type of vehicle
Example

这辆卡车装满了货物。

zhè liàng kǎ chē zhuāng mǎn le huò wù

This truck is loaded with goods.

Structure & writing

1 卡 kǎ — truck; large freight vehicle

Xpinyin

卡 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality

上 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 2

让 ràng yield; give way to others when both parties need something

HSK 3

卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated)

HSK 4

1.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods

Xpinyin

卜 is a component in 12 characters

HSK 1

下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)

HSK 3

卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location

HSK 4

盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals

HSK 5

卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged

HSK 6

扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood

HSK 7

仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

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