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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咔嚓

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咔嚓 kā chā - (onom.) breaking or snapping
- (coll.) cut it out
- stop it
- also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 16,336 31,047 20,430

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
咔 kǎ- (used as phonetic "ka")
嚓 cā- (onom.) scraping sound
- ripping of fabric
- screeching of tires
嚓 chā- (onom.) used in 喀嚓[ka1cha1] and 啪嚓[pa1cha1]
- Taiwan pr. [ca1]

Other Words Containing 咔嚓

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
咔嚓 - - 16,336 31,047 20,430