卡

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

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

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

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 158, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2781
  • Dae Jaweon: page 362, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): 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]

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

    • Definitions[edit]

    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
    8. (Gan) fishbone
    9. a surname: Qia
    Synonyms[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 2[edit]

    simp. and trad.
    		 卡
    alternative forms 咭 Cantonese

    From English card.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    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
    Synonyms[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 3[edit]

    simp. and trad.
    		 卡

    From French calorie.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    卡

    1. Short for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ).

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 4[edit]

    simp. and trad.
    		 卡

    From English car.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    卡

    1. truck; lorry
    2. railcar
      九卡列車／九卡列车 [Cantonese]  ―  gau2 kaa1 lit6 ce1 [Jyutping]  ―  nine-car train

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 5[edit]

    simp. and trad.
    		 卡

    From French cassette.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    卡

    1. Short for 卡式 (kǎshì, “cassette”).
      卡帶／卡带  ―  kǎdài  ―  cassette
      雙卡錄音機／双卡录音机  ―  shuāng kǎ lùyīnjī  ―  dual cassette recorder

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 6[edit]

    simp. and trad.
    		 卡

    From English carat.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    卡

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

    Etymology 7[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    卡

    1. Used in transcription.
    Compounds[edit]

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    卡

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

    1. card

    Readings[edit]

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    卡 (eum 잡 (jap))

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    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    卡: Hán Nôm readings: tạp, ca

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