卡 - Dong Chinese dictionary

kǎ, qiǎ

stuck

Origin unclear, but typically explained as being stuck between something above (上) and something below (下). The uses of 卡 to mean "card" or "calorie" are foreign phonetic loans.

Components

上 Iconic component

shàng, shǎng

下 Iconic component

xià

under

Definitions

卡

kǎ

card, punch card; calorie; to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhāng],片[piàn]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[kǎlùlǐ]); cassette

卡

qiǎ

to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ]

Most common words with 卡