挎 (kuà): carry

kuà

carry

Pinyin

kuà

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

English Meaning

carry

How to Write 挎 (kuà)

挎 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 挎

A phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, and 夸 hints at the pronunciation.

What 挎 is Made Of

挎 is built from 2 components:

扌hand

夸extravagant, luxurious

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