卡

卡	U+5361, 卡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5361

See also: 𠧗 and 𠀝

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

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

Derived characters[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

Chinese[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

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[edit]

simp. and trad.		卡

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, colloquial)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Wade-Giles: k'a³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, literary)⁺
  - 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): /kʰaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kha̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qah
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ⁴/

Note:

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

Definitions[edit]

卡

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.
to clip; to fasten
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.
(of videos) to freeze up, to buffer, to stop loading

卡在奇怪的地方 ― kǎ zài qíguài de dìfāng ― it stopped (loading) at a strange frame
a pin, a fastener
- 髮卡 / 发卡 ― fàqiǎ ― hairpin
a checkpoint, a checkpost

Etymology 2[edit]

simp. and trad.		卡
alt. forms		咭 Cantonese

From English card.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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): /kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/

Definitions[edit]

卡

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[edit]

simp. and trad.		卡

From French calorie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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[edit]

卡

Short for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ).

Etymology 4[edit]

simp. and trad.		卡

From English car.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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): /kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/

Definitions[edit]

卡

truck; lorry
- 卡車 / 卡车 ― kǎchē ― truck
- 貨卡 / 货卡 ― huòkǎ ― cargo truck

Etymology 5[edit]

simp. and trad.		卡

From French cassette.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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[edit]

卡

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

References[edit]

“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[edit]

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
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

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

卡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings[edit]

Goon: そう (sō), か (ka)
Kan’on: そう (sō), か (ka)

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

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

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

卡 (tạp, ca)

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卡

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Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

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Glyph origin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

References[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

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