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 (Kangxi 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 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

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, Sichuanese Pinyin): qia¹ / ka¹ / ka³ / qia³
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ / kaa²
Gan (Wiktionary): ka³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khá / khah / kha̍h

(Teochew, Peng'im): ka²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³
  - Yale: kǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - Palladius: ка (ka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, literary, colloquial variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻia³
  - Yale: chyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chea
  - Palladius: ця (cja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ä²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qia¹ / ka¹ / ka³ / qia³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kia / ka / kaa / kia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰia⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰia⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaa¹ / kaa²
  - Yale: kā / ká
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ / kaa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ / ka²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵/, /kʰaː³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ka³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kha̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qah
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ⁴/

Note: kha̍h - 闔 is used in the Mainland.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ka²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kha
  - MiniDict: kha^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kha
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰa³⁴/

Definitions

卡

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.
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.
(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
(computing) laggy; slow; not responding
pin; fastener
髮卡／发卡 ― fàqiǎ ― hairpin
checkpoint; checkpost
(Gan) fishbone
a surname: Qia

Synonyms

(checkpoint): 卡子 (qiǎzi)

Compounds

卡住
卡子 (qiǎzi)
卡死
卡脖子 (qiǎ bózi)
關卡 / 关卡 (guānqiǎ)
髮卡 / 发卡

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		卡
alternative forms		咭 Cantonese

From English card.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaat¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ka³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khá / khà

(Meixian, Guangdong): ka¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khá / khah

(Teochew, Peng'im): ka²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kha
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ka³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³
  - Yale: kǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - Palladius: ка (ka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaat¹
  - Yale: kāat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kad¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaːt̚⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ka³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khá / khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˋ / ka^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka³ / ka²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰa³¹/, /kʰa¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ka¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰa⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ka²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kha
  - MiniDict: kha^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kha
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰa³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ka³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠⁴¹/

Definitions

卡

card (Classifier: 張／张 m)
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

卡片 (kǎpiàn)

Compounds

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		卡

From French calorie.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³
  - Yale: kǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - Palladius: ка (ka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹/

Definitions

卡

Short for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ).

Compounds

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		卡

From English car.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khá / khah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³
  - Yale: kǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - Palladius: ка (ka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/

Definitions

卡

truck; lorry
- 卡車／卡车 ― kǎchē ― truck
- 貨卡／货卡 ― huòkǎ ― cargo truck
railcar
九卡列車／九卡列车 [Cantonese] ― gau² kaa¹ lit⁶ ce¹ [Jyutping] ― nine-car train

Compounds

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		卡

From French cassette.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khah / khá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³
  - Yale: kǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - Palladius: ка (ka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (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

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

卡帶 / 卡带 (kǎdài)
卡座
卡式 (kǎshì)

Etymology 6

simp. and trad.		卡

From English carat.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵/

Definitions

卡

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

Etymology 7

simp. and trad.		卡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ka³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kha̍h

(Teochew, Peng'im): ka²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹kha; ⁵kha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³
  - Yale: kǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - Palladius: ка (ka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ka³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kha̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qah
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ka²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹kha; ⁵kha
  - MiniDict: kha^平; kha^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kha; ²kha
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰa⁵³/, /kʰa³⁴/

Definitions

卡

Used in transcription.

Compounds

分釐卡
卡介苗 (kǎjièmiáo)
卡倫 / 卡伦
卡其布 (kǎqíbù)
卡利撒
卡司 (kǎsī)
卡土穆
卡塔爾 / 卡塔尔 (Kǎtǎ'ěr)
卡士
卡尺 (kǎchǐ)
卡巴迪 (kǎbādí)
卡拉OK
卡拉卡斯 (Kǎlākǎsī)
卡港會議 / 卡港会议
卡羅琳 / 卡罗琳 (Kǎluólín)
卡賓槍 / 卡宾枪 (kǎbīnqiāng)
卡農 / 卡农 (kǎnóng)
卡通 (kǎtōng)
卡達 / 卡达 (Kǎdá)
卡鉗 / 卡钳
卡門 / 卡门 (Kǎmén)
安卡拉 (Ānkǎlā)
巴茲卡 / 巴兹卡
布卡拉
布茲卡茲 / 布兹卡兹 (bùzīkǎzī)
帕斯卡 (Pàsīkǎ)
斯里蘭卡 (Sīlǐlánkǎ)
易加卡
普魯卡因 / 普鲁卡因 (pǔlǔkǎyīn)
波爾卡舞 / 波尔卡舞
游標卡尺 / 游标卡尺 (yóubiāo kǎchǐ)
瑪特廖什卡 / 玛特廖什卡 (mǎtèliàoshíkǎ)
萊卡 / 莱卡 (láikǎ)
蒙地卡羅 / 蒙地卡罗 (Méngdìkǎluó)
達卡 / 达卡 (Dákǎ)
邊卡 / 边卡 (biānqiǎ)
那卡西 (nàkǎxī)
阿空卡瓜
馬拉卡 / 马拉卡

Etymology 8

simp. and trad.		卡

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khah / khà

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà
  - Tâi-lô: khà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qax
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹/

Definitions

卡

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 較 / 较 (“more”)

References

“Entry #1400”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
“Entry #1401”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

卡

(Hyōgai kanji)

card

Readings

Go-on: ぞう (zō)^{←ざふ (zafu, historical)}
Kan-on: そう (sō)^{←さふ (safu, historical)}
Tō-on: さ (sa)
Kan’yō-on: か (ka)

Korean

Hanja

卡 (eum 잡 (jap))

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Vietnamese

Han character

卡: Hán Nôm readings: tạp, ca

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