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 (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: page 158, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2781
Dae Jaweon: page 362, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian: 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, SP): qia¹ / ka¹ / ka³ / qia³
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹, kaa²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà
Min Nan (POJ): khah / khá / kha̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Wade–Giles: k'a³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚˇ
  - Wade–Giles: ch'ia³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chea
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯a̠²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qia¹ / ka¹ / ka³ / qia³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kia / ka / kaa / kia
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰia⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰia⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹, kaa²
  - Yale: kā, ká
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹, kaa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹, ka²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/, /kʰɑː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
  - IPA: /kʰa¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kha̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qah
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ⁴/

Note:

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

Definitions

卡

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.
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

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		卡
alt. forms		咭 Cantonese

From English card.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khá / khà
Min Nan (POJ): khá / khah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Wade–Giles: k'a³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaat¹
  - Yale: kāat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kad¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑːt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khá / khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ka` / kaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka³ / ka²
  - IPA: /kʰa³¹/, /kʰa¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/

Definitions

卡

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

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)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Wade–Giles: k'a³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà
  - Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka²
  - IPA: /kʰa¹¹/

Definitions

卡

Short for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ).

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		卡

From English car.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): khá / khah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Wade–Giles: k'a³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá
  - Tâi-lô: khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qar
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream 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

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		卡

From French cassette.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎ (ka³)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): khah / khá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ
  - Wade–Giles: k'a³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaa
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (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

Etymology 6

simp. and trad.		卡

From English carat.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹
  - Yale: kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵/

Definitions

卡

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

References

“Entry #1400”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
“Entry #1401”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Compounds

Derived terms from 卡

介面卡
信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ)
健保卡
傾卸卡車／倾卸卡车
分釐卡
刷卡 (shuākǎ)
卡介苗 (kǎjièmiáo)
卡倫／卡伦
卡其布 (kǎqíbù)
卡利撒
卡司
卡土穆
卡子
卡尺
卡巴迪 (kǎbādí)
卡帶／卡带 (kǎdài)
卡座
卡式 (kǎshì)
卡拉卡斯 (Kǎlākǎsī)
卡死
卡港會議／卡港会议
卡片 (kǎpiàn)
卡片目錄／卡片目录
卡片碼／卡片码
卡片軟體／卡片软体
卡紙／卡纸 (kǎzhǐ)
卡脖子
卡計／卡计
卡賓槍／卡宾枪 (kǎbīnqiāng)
卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ)
卡車／卡车 (kǎchē)
卡農／卡农

卡通 (kǎtōng)
卡通劇／卡通剧
卡通電影／卡通电影
卡達／卡达 (Kǎdá)
卡鉗／卡钳
卡門／卡门
原圖卡／原图卡
外卡 (wàikǎ)
多媒體卡／多媒体卡
大卡 (dàkǎ)
學籍卡／学籍卡
安卡拉 (Ānkǎlā)
巴茲卡／巴兹卡
布卡拉
帕斯卡 (Pàsīkǎ)
影視卡／影视卡
志願卡／志愿卡
打卡 (dǎkǎ)
打卡機／打卡机
打卡鐘／打卡钟
控制卡
提款卡
數據卡／数据卡
斯里蘭卡／斯里兰卡 (Sīlǐlánkǎ)
易加卡
普魯卡因／普鲁卡因 (pǔlǔkǎyīn)
棒球卡
波爾卡舞／波尔卡舞
活動卡通／活动卡通
游標卡尺／游标卡尺
生日卡
目錄卡／目录卡

磁卡 (cíkǎ)
簽帳卡／签帐卡
綠卡／绿卡 (lǜkǎ)
網路卡／网路卡
網路賀卡／网路贺卡
耶誕卡／耶诞卡
聖誕卡／圣诞卡 (shèngdànkǎ)
萊卡／莱卡 (láikǎ)
蒙地卡羅／蒙地卡罗 (Méngdìkǎluó)
認同卡／认同卡
護票卡／护票卡
讀卡機／读卡机
貴賓卡／贵宾卡
貼票卡／贴票卡
賀卡／贺卡 (hèkǎ)
賀年卡／贺年卡
通訊卡／通讯卡
達卡／达卡 (Dákǎ)
邊卡／边卡
那卡西 (nàkǎxī)
配接卡
金融卡 (jīnróngkǎ)
關卡／关卡 (guānkǎ)
阿空卡瓜
電子卡片／电子卡片
電子賀卡／电子贺卡
電話卡／电话卡 (diànhuàkǎ)
音效卡
音樂卡／音乐卡
預付卡／预付卡
馬拉卡／马拉卡

Japanese

Kanji

卡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Goon: ぞう (zō)^{←ざふ (zafu, historical)}
Kan’on: そう (sō)^{←さふ (safu, historical)}
Tōon: さ (sa)
Kan’yōon: か (ka)

Korean

Hanja

卡 • (jap) (hangeul 잡, revised jap, McCune–Reischauer chap)

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Vietnamese

Han character

卡 (tạp, ca)

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