挎 kuà

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

挎 kuà

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

hand

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌夸

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

夸 kuā

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 挎 kuà in different contexts.

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他 tā 靠 kào 着 zhāo 船头 chuán tóu 跪下 guì xia , 暂时 zànshí 又 yòu 把 bǎ 钓 diào 索 Suǒ 挎 kuà 在 zài 背 bēi 上 shǎng .

He kneeled against the bow and, for a moment, slipped the line over his back again.

天空 tiānkōng 灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng 的 de ,早起 zǎo qǐ 的家庭主妇 zhǔ fù 挎 kuà 着 zhāo 鼓鼓的袋子 dài zi 从 Cóng 他 tā 身旁走过 zǒu guò .

The early housewives passed him under the pale hazy sky, carrying bulging sacks.

老人 lǎo rén 挎 kuà 着 zhāo 书 Shū 篮 lán ,蹒跚 pán shān 地 de 走 zǒu 出 chū 门 Mén 去 qù .

The old man with his basket of books staggers out of the door.

他们 tā men 脸上永远 yǒngyuǎn 不 bù 会 huì 有 yǒu 迷路 mílù 的 de 神情 shén qíng ,他们 tā men 也 Yě 不身挎 kuà 腰包 yāo bāo .

They never look lost and they don't wear money belts.

老人 lǎo rén 打起精神 jīngshén , 斜 xié 挎 kuà 在 zài 肩膀 jiānbǎng 上 shǎng 的 de 钓丝绷 běng 得 dé 紧紧 jǐn jǐn 的 de .

The old man braced himself, the line taut across his shoulders.

Explore 4 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 挎 kuà in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
挎 kuà	to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)	挎 kuà
挎包 kuà bāo	satchel	挎包 kuà bāo
挎斗 kuà dǒu	sidecar	挎斗 kuà dǒu
挎兜 kuà dōu	satchel	挎兜 kuà dōu