卡

See also: 𠧗 and 𠀝

卡 U+5361, 卡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5361 ← 占 [U+5360] CJK Unified Ideographs 卢 → [U+5362]

Translingual

Han character

卡 (radical 25 卜+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 卜一卜 (YMY), four-corner 2123₁, composition ⿱上卜)

Derived characters

• 佧, 咔, 拤, 胩, 鉲, 𠖺, 𡛨, 𡶛, 𣳓, 𤋈, 𤙐, 𦭌, 𪁯, 𫧱, 𫧲, 𫧳, 𫧵, 𫧶

References

• KangXi: page 158, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2781
• Dae Jaweon: page 362, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 92, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5361

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Chinese

Glyph origin

This character is a vertical stacking of 上 (“up”) and 下 (“down”) with fusion of the horizontal lines, thus representing being squeezed between above and below.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		卡

Maybe cognate with 夾 (OC *kreːb, “to clip”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): kǎ, qiǎ (ka³, qia³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ, ㄑㄧㄚˇ

  (Chengdu, SP): qia¹ / ka¹ / ka³ / qia³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹, kaa²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà
• Min Nan (POJ): khah / khá / kha̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
    • Wade-Giles: k'a³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚˇ
    • Wade-Giles: ch'ia³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chea
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯a̠²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: qia¹ / ka¹ / ka³ / qia³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kia / ka / kaa / kia
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰia⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰia⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹, kaa²
    • Yale: kā, ká
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹, kaa²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹, ka²
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/, /kʰɑː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
    • Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
    • IPA: /kʰa¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
    • Tâi-lô: khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
    • Tâi-lô: khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha̍h
    • Tâi-lô: kha̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qah
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ⁴/

Note:

• khah/khá - vernacular (俗);
• kha̍h - 闔 is used in the Mainland.

Definitions

卡

1. to wedge; to get stuck; to be jammed; to become tightly wedged
   • 魚刺卡在喉嚨裡。 / 鱼刺卡在喉咙里。  ―  Yúcì kǎ zài hóulóng lǐ.  ―  A fishbone is stuck in the throat.
2. to clip; to fasten
3. to scrag; to choke
   • 歹徒卡住他的脖子。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

     Dǎitú kǎ zhù tā de bózǐ. [Pinyin]

     The ruffian wrung his neck.

4. (computing) to freeze up; to buffer; to stop loading; to lag

   卡在奇怪的地方  ―  kǎ zài qíguài de dìfāng  ―  it stopped (loading) at a strange frame

5. (computing) laggy; slow; not responding
6. pin; fastener
   • 髮卡 / 发卡  ―  fàqiǎ  ―  hairpin
7. checkpoint; checkpost

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		卡
alt. forms		咭 Cantonese

From English card.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaat¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khá / khà
• Min Nan (POJ): khá / khah

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
    • Wade-Giles: k'a³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaat¹
    • Yale: kāat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: kad¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɑːt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khá / khà
    • Hakka Romanization System: ka` / kaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka³ / ka²
    • IPA: /kʰa³¹/, /kʰa¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
    • Tâi-lô: khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
    • Tâi-lô: khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/

Definitions

卡

1. card (Classifier: 張／张)
   • 卡片  ―  kǎpiàn  ―  card
   • 記憶卡 / 记忆卡  ―  jìyìkǎ  ―  memory card
   • 賀卡 / 贺卡  ―  hèkǎ  ―  celebration card
   • 刷卡  ―  shuākǎ  ―  to swipe one's card
   • 碌卡 [Cantonese]  ―  luk¹ kaat¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to swipe one's card
   • 電話卡 / 电话卡  ―  diànhuàkǎ  ―  phone card

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		卡

From French calorie.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
    • Wade-Giles: k'a³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹
    • Yale: kā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
    • Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
    • IPA: /kʰa¹¹/

Definitions

卡

1. Short for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ).

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		卡

From English car.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
• Min Nan (POJ): khá / khah

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
    • Wade-Giles: k'a³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹
    • Yale: kā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
    • Tâi-lô: khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
    • Tâi-lô: khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/

Definitions

卡

1. truck; lorry
   • 卡車 / 卡车  ―  kǎchē  ―  truck
   • 貨卡 / 货卡  ―  huòkǎ  ―  cargo truck
2. railcar

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		卡

From French cassette.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
• Min Nan (POJ): khah / khá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
    • Wade-Giles: k'a³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹
    • Yale: kā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah / khá
    • Tâi-lô: khah / khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaq, qar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaʔ³²/, /kʰa⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaʔ³²/, /kʰa⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʔ³²/, /kʰa⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/, /kʰa⁴¹/

Definitions

卡

1. Short for 卡式 (“cassette”).

   卡帶 / 卡带  ―  kǎdài  ―  cassette

   雙卡錄音機 / 双卡录音机  ―  shuāng kǎ lùyīnjī  ―  dual cassette recorder

Etymology 6

simp. and trad.		卡

From English carat.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹
    • Yale: kā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/

Definitions

卡

1. (Hong Kong) carat (unit of weight equivalent to 200 milligrams)

References

• “Entry #1400”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
• “Entry #1401”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Compounds

Derived terms from 卡

• 介面卡
• 信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ)
• 健保卡
• 傾卸卡車／倾卸卡车
• 分釐卡
• 刷卡 (shuākǎ)
• 卡介苗 (kǎjièmiáo)
• 卡倫／卡伦
• 卡其布 (kǎqíbù)
• 卡利撒
• 卡司
• 卡土穆
• 卡子
• 卡尺
• 卡巴迪 (kǎbādí)
• 卡帶／卡带 (kǎdài)
• 卡座
• 卡式
• 卡拉卡斯 (Kǎlākǎsī)
• 卡死
• 卡港會議／卡港会议
• 卡片 (kǎpiàn)
• 卡片目錄／卡片目录
• 卡片碼／卡片码
• 卡片軟體／卡片软体
• 卡紙／卡纸 (kǎzhǐ)
• 卡脖子
• 卡計／卡计
• 卡賓槍／卡宾枪 (kǎbīnqiāng)
• 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ)
• 卡車／卡车 (kǎchē)
• 卡農／卡农

• 卡通 (kǎtōng)
• 卡通劇／卡通剧
• 卡通電影／卡通电影
• 卡達／卡达 (Kǎdá)
• 卡鉗／卡钳
• 卡門／卡门
• 原圖卡／原图卡
• 外卡 (wàikǎ)
• 多媒體卡／多媒体卡
• 大卡 (dàkǎ)
• 學籍卡／学籍卡
• 安卡拉 (Ānkǎlā)
• 巴茲卡／巴兹卡
• 布卡拉
• 帕斯卡 (Pàsīkǎ)
• 影視卡／影视卡
• 志願卡／志愿卡
• 打卡 (dǎkǎ)
• 打卡機／打卡机
• 打卡鐘／打卡钟
• 控制卡
• 提款卡
• 數據卡／数据卡
• 斯里蘭卡／斯里兰卡 (Sīlǐlánkǎ)
• 易加卡
• 普魯卡因／普鲁卡因 (pǔlǔkǎyīn)
• 棒球卡
• 波爾卡舞／波尔卡舞
• 活動卡通／活动卡通
• 游標卡尺／游标卡尺
• 生日卡
• 目錄卡／目录卡

• 磁卡 (cíkǎ)
• 簽帳卡／签帐卡
• 綠卡／绿卡 (lǜkǎ)
• 網路卡／网路卡
• 網路賀卡／网路贺卡
• 耶誕卡／耶诞卡
• 聖誕卡／圣诞卡 (shèngdànkǎ)
• 萊卡／莱卡 (láikǎ)
• 蒙地卡羅／蒙地卡罗 (Méngdìkǎluó)
• 認同卡／认同卡
• 護票卡／护票卡
• 讀卡機／读卡机
• 貴賓卡／贵宾卡
• 貼票卡／贴票卡
• 賀卡／贺卡 (hèkǎ)
• 賀年卡／贺年卡
• 通訊卡／通讯卡
• 達卡／达卡 (Dákǎ)
• 邊卡／边卡
• 那卡西 (nàkǎxī)
• 配接卡
• 金融卡 (jīnróngkǎ)
• 關卡／关卡 (guānkǎ)
• 阿空卡瓜
• 電子卡片／电子卡片
• 電子賀卡／电子贺卡
• 電話卡／电话卡 (diànhuàkǎ)
• 音效卡
• 音樂卡／音乐卡
• 預付卡／预付卡
• 馬拉卡／马拉卡

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Japanese

Kanji

卡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Goon: そう (sō); か (ka)
• Kan’on: そう (sō); か (ka)

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Korean

Hanja

卡 • (jap) (hangeul 잡, revised jap, McCune-Reischauer chap)

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Vietnamese

Han character

卡 (tạp, ca)

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