Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 跨


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Meaning

to step across, to stride over, to straddle, to span

Pronunciation

kuà

Explanation

Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: boast (With part of jaw [=two teeth , tongue , lower jaw ], such that your big/extreme jaw is boasting.)

Mnemonic

Your foot is boasting, when stepping over a barrier.

Radicals

foot
to boast, exaggerate(See as part of jaw with teeth , tongue , and lowe jaw ), such that a big jaw can boast.)
jaw, palate
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Vocabulary

跨栏 kuà lán hurdles; hurdle race (athletics)
跨度 kuà dù span; horizontal distance between vertical supports
跨过 kuà guò to surmount; to cross over


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