跨 (kwaa1 | kua4) : stride; straddle; cut across

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跨

kwaa1

kua4

[1] stride; step across/over/into
[2] straddle; bestride; ride astride on
[3] cut/extend across; go beyond

跨 may previously have had a different reading of kwaa3 which is now obsolete:

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: (#157)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

跨

This word has been viewed 3727 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd May 2013 07:40

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跨國 kwaa1 gwok3 kua4 guo2 = multinational

跨越 kwaa1 jyut6 kua4 yue4 = to step across, step over

跨界別 kwaa1 gaai3 bit6 kua4 jie4 bie2 = cross-sector

跨專業 kwaa1 zyun1 jip6 = multi-disciplinary

跨年日 kwaa1 nin4 jat6 = New Year's Eve

跨境 kwaa1 ging2 kua4 jing4 = cross-border

跨欄 kwaa1 laan4 kua4 lan2 = hurdles

跨平台 kwaa1 ping4 toi4 = multiplatform

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Decimal representation of this word: 跨
Unicode code for this character: U+8de8 (off-site link)

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