跨
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kuà · to straddle, to ride

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #4234
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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

足Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 跨

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kuàWords pronounced kuà
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Example sentences

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Kuà guó gōng sī yù liào dào le guī mó jīng jì de shí xíng.跨国公司预料到了规模经济的实行。

The multinational corporation has forecast the implementation of economies of scale.

Source: Tatoeba #796676 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái fēng de pò huài kuà yuè le hǎo jǐ gè shěng.台风的破坏跨越了好几个省。

The typhoon caused damage across several provinces.

Source: Tatoeba #461527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì tiáo xiǎo lù kuà guò qiáo liáng, chuān guò tián yě, hái pá shàng xiǎo qiū.一条小路跨过桥梁,穿过田野,还爬上小丘。

A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields, and over a hill.

Source: Tatoeba #5655280 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ kuà nián ?你要去哪裡跨年?

Where do you want to celebrate New Year?

Source: Tatoeba #3719592 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jìn zhǐ kuà yuè.禁止跨越。

No leaping over.

Source: Tatoeba #6089684 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì kuà xìng bié我是跨性别

I'm transgender.

Source: Tatoeba #12253513 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 跨 in context

  1. Say kuà, then recall the core meaning: to straddle, to ride.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 跨度 (kuà dù), meaning “span”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 跨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.