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= k + a3
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]) / cassette
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qiǎ = qi + a3
to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [ka3]
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How to pronounce 卡

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

卡 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǎng = sh + ang3
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
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shàng = sh + ang4
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
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= bu + Ø3
(bound form) to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose
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see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
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Characters with 卡 as component

= k + a3
(chemistry) cadmium (old) / (Tw) californium
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= k + a3
(used as phonetic "ka")
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= k + a3
ancient name for an ethnic group in China
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Words with 卡

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truck / CL:輛|辆[liang4]
credit card
Karl (name)

Sentences with 卡

guài
wu
kàn
jiàn
ěr
guài
wu
zǒu
xiàng
ěr
The monster sees Kal. The monster goes to Kal.

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