喀

kā
口 + 客

Definitions

kā (particle) (onom.) sound of coughing

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 客 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 客

About

The character 喀 is a phono-semantic compound, with the mouth radical 口 (kǒu) on the left indicating its semantic category related to oral actions and vocalizations, and the phonetic component 客 (kè) on the right. Its original meaning refers to guttural sounds like coughing, forceful throat-clearing, or vomiting. As it lacks a broad conceptual meaning, 喀 functions primarily as an onomatopoeic word for clicks, snaps, or cracks. It is also extensively used to transcribe foreign names, geographic locations, and loanwords into Chinese.

Example Sentences Hide

喀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.

喀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.

他听到了喀嚓的树枝断裂声。

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

He heard the crack of a breaking branch.

古老的喀什噶尔城历史悠久。

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

The ancient city of Kashgar has a long history.

这种喀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.

寂静中只传来喀嗒喀嗒的键盘声。

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.

登山者艰难地穿越喀喇昆仑山脉。

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

The climbers struggled to traverse the Karakoram mountain range.

喀拉喀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.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 客

额 髂 額 愙

Example Words

喀什 达喀尔 喀喇沁旗 喀嚓 喀山 喀布尔 喀斯特 喀秋莎 喀纳斯湖 喀麦隆 坦噶尼喀 宗喀巴 日喀则 的的喀喀湖 马拉喀什 喀什市 喀土穆 新喀里多尼亚 阿喀琉斯