卡 kǎqiǎ HSK2 stuck Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Origin unclear, but typically explained as being stuck between something above (上) and something below (下). The uses of 卡 to mean "card" or "calorie" are foreign phonetic loans. Components 上 上 Iconic component shàng, shang up 下 下 Iconic component xià, xia under Component uses Sound (0 of 3 verified) 咔胩佧 Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode