跨
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to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 足 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 跨
- Common rank
- #1,828
- Unicode
- U+8DE8
Sound it out + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 跨
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跨国公司 | transnational corporation; multinational corporation | |
| 跨地区 | interregional; spanning two or more PRC provinces | |
| 跨国化 | to internationalize; to globalize | |
| 跨文化 | intercultural | |
| 跨海大桥 | bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water) | |
| 跨学科 | interdisciplinary | |
| 跨平台 | (computing) cross-platform | |
| 跨语言 | cross-language; polyglot | |
| 跨接器 | jumper (electronics) | |
| 跨性别 | transgender | |
| 跨线桥 | flyover (road bridge) | |
| 跨鹤西游 | to die | |
| 跨国 | transnational; multinational | |
| 跨上 | to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc) | |
| 跨越式 | breakthrough; going beyond; leap-forward; unusual new development | |
| 跨年 | to step into the new year; New Year | |
| 跨过 | to surmount; to cross over | |
| 跨度 | span; horizontal distance between vertical supports | |
| 跨足 | to enter (a new market etc) | |
| 跨院 | lateral court (in a Chinese house) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 夸 — compare how they read.