Wiktionary

卡

See also: 𠧗 and 𠀝
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.

Definitions edit

卡

  1. to wedge; to get stuck; to be jammed; to become tightly wedged
    魚刺卡在喉嚨裡。 [MSC, trad.]
    鱼刺卡在喉咙里。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yúcì kǎ zài hóulóng lǐ. [Pinyin]
    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
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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
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Etymology 3 edit

simp. and trad.
 卡

From French calorie.

Pronunciation edit

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卡

  1. Short for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ).

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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

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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

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Etymology 6 edit

simp. and trad.
 卡

From English carat.

Pronunciation edit

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卡

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

Etymology 7 edit

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

卡

  1. Used in transcription.
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Japanese edit

Kanji edit

卡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. card

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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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