Definitions

(particle) (onom.) sound of coughing

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "喀" is structured as a phonetic compound, combining the mouth radical "口" with the phonetic element "客" to align with its pronunciation, reflecting its primary function in representing sounds produced by the mouth. Etymologically, it originated as an onomatopoeic character used to mimic specific auditory phenomena, such as the sound of coughing or the cracking of objects, and has also been adopted for transliterating foreign terms, like in "喀斯特" for "karst". Over time, its meaning has remained consistently tied to sound representation, without significant expansion into other semantic areas, and its traditional form has persisted without structural change, as it was not subject to simplification.

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麦隆是非洲的一个国家。

Kǎ mài lóng shì fēi zhōu de yī gè guó jiā.

Cameroon is a country in Africa.

什位于中国的新疆地区。

Kā shí wèi yú zhōng guó de xīn jiāng dì qū.

Kashi is located in China's Xinjiang region.

他听到了嚓的树枝断裂声。

Tā tīng dào le kā chā de shù zhī duàn liè shēng.

He heard the crack of a breaking branch.

古老的什噶尔城历史悠久。

Gǔ lǎo de kā shí gá ěr chéng lì shǐ yōu jiǔ.

The ancient city of Kashgar has a long history.

这种斯特地貌景观非常独特。

Zhè zhǒng kā sī tè dì mào jǐng guān fēi cháng dú tè.

This kind of karst landscape is very unique.

寂静中只传来嗒的键盘声。

Jì jìng zhōng zhǐ chuán lái kā dā kā dā de jiàn pán shēng.

In the silence, only the clacking sound of the keyboard could be heard.

登山者艰难地穿越喇昆仑山脉。

Dēng shān zhě jiān nán de chuān yuè kā lǎ kūn lún shān mài.

The climbers struggled to traverse the Karakoram mountain range.

托火山曾发生过猛烈的喷发。

Kā lā kā tuō huǒ shān céng fā shēng guò měng liè de pēn fā.

The Krakatoa volcano once erupted violently.