kuà

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

挎 means to carry on the arm by bending the elbow; to hook on the arm; to carry hanging from the shoulder, neck, or waist; to sling. Pronounced kuà. HSK 7-9.

  • to carry on the arm by bending the elbow; to hook on the arm
  • to carry hanging from the shoulder, neck, or waist; to sling

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

kuà
zhe
lán
zi
cài
shì
chǎng
mǎi
cài
 

She carried a basket to the vegetable market to buy groceries.

Liǎng
hái
zi
kuà
zhe
bo
xiàng
xué
xiào
zǒu
 

The two girls walked arm-in-arm toward the school.

kuà
zhe
péng
yǒu
de
shǒu
guàng
jiē
 

He strolled through the shopping district with his girlfriend's arm hooked in his.

Lǎo
tài
tai
kuà
zhe
cài
lán
 
màn
man
de
zǒu
zhe
 

The old lady walked slowly with a vegetable basket hooked on her arm.

kuà
zhe
bāo
 
kàn
lái
hěn
qīng
sōng
 

She carried the bag on her arm and looked quite relaxed.