卡 kǎ card
card; calorie
kǎ (card) and qiǎ (to get stuck) - 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ, 卡住 qiǎzhù
How to remember 卡: 上 above + 卜 fortune teller = card. Holding it high above her head, the fortune teller at the night market dramatically turns over one final card.
Component breakdown
卡 = 上 above + 卜 fortune teller
- 上 above
- 卜 fortune teller
Holding it high above her head, the fortune teller at the night market dramatically turns over one final card.
How it is used
- Two readings. kǎ (loan sound) = card/calorie - 信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ) credit card, 打卡 (dǎkǎ) to clock in, 卡通 (kǎtōng) cartoon, 卡车 (kǎchē) truck.
- qiǎ = to jam/get stuck/a checkpoint - 卡住了 (qiǎ zhù le) it's jammed, 关卡 (guānqiǎ) a checkpoint, 鱼刺卡在喉咙 (yú cì qiǎ zài hóulóng) a fishbone stuck in the throat.
- Measure word: 一张卡 (yì zhāng kǎ) one card.
Words with 卡
Example sentences
- 售货员请我输入卡号密码。 Shòuhuòyuán qǐng wǒ shūrù kǎhào mìmǎ.The salesperson asked me to enter my pin number.
- 小明盗刷了我的信用卡。 Xiǎo Míng dàoshuā le wǒde xìnyòngkǎ.Xiao Ming fraudulently used my credit card.