Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced kua
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced kua, including 跨 kuà, 夸 kuā. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
kua opens with a clear puff of air on k; let that breath lead into ua and settle the tone across the syllable.
Initial k
Start the syllable on the initial k, then run straight into the final ua — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ua
Settle the final ua into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (跨 kuà, 夸 kuā) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound kua, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
kua turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 夸 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 跨 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing kua inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.