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Chinese symbol for “block”

卡
qiǎ
to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station

The closest CC-CEDICT match for block is 卡 (qiǎ), defined as: to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

卡 qiǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “block”

WordPinyinMeaning
塞sè(bound form) to block; to obstruct
街区 (街區)jiē qūblock; neighborhood
区块 (區塊)qū kuàiblock; segment; section; sector; area
阻断 (阻斷)zǔ duànto block; to obstruct
阻塞zǔ sèto block; to clog

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卡.

WordPinyinMeaning
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
卡车 (卡車)kǎ chētruck; 辆 (liàng)
卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)
卡片kǎ piàncard
银行卡 (銀行卡)yín háng kǎbank card

See also: Japanese symbol for “block”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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