How is 卡 pronounced?

卡 is pronounced “kǎ” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 卡?

卡 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 卡?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 卡 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2nounverb

卡

kǎ

卡 (kǎ) means “to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 里); cassette”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 张,片

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

你有银行卡吗？

Nǐ yǒu yínhángkǎ ma?

Do you have a bank card?

Words containing 卡

信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 卡车kǎ chētruck; CL:輛|辆[liang4]卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)贺卡hè kǎgreeting card; congratulation card 银行卡yín háng kǎbank card; ATM card

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Frequently asked questions

What does 卡 mean?: 卡 (kǎ) means “to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 里); cassette”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 卡 pronounced?: 卡 is pronounced “kǎ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 卡?: 卡 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 卡?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 卡 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18