跨 kuà to straddle
to straddle; to ride; to step across; to span
How to remember 跨: 𧾷 foot + 夸 extravagant = to straddle. The extravagant show-off at the picnic sets one foot on each bank of the stream, trying to straddle it like a horse.
Component breakdown
跨 = 𧾷 foot + 夸 extravagant
- 𧾷 foot
- 夸 extravagant
The extravagant show-off at the picnic sets one foot on each bank of the stream, trying to straddle it like a horse.
How it is used
- To step over / straddle / span - 跨过 (kuàguò) to step across, 跨越 (kuàyuè) to leap over/transcend (跨越障碍 to overcome obstacles), 跨度 (kuàdù) span.
- 跨 productively forms 'cross-/trans-' compounds: 跨国 (kuàguó) multinational, 跨界 (kuàjiè) crossover, 跨年 (kuànián) to see in the new year, 跨专业 across disciplines.