跨 — gwa

Parts that make up 跨

How 跨 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 跨 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 足, 夸.

Korean example words with 跨

• 과절跨節 Korean gloss: 법화경의 뜻으로 다른 경의 뜻을 풀이함.
• 요과통腰跨痛 Korean gloss: 허리의 통증이 양쪽 다리까지 미치는 증상.
• 과선교跨線橋 Korean gloss: 철로를 건너갈 수 있도록 그 위에 건너질러 놓은 다리.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 跨

• 跨ぐまたぐ to step over; to step across; to stride over
• 跨るまたがる to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride
• 跨ぎまたぎ step or stride (over something)
• 跨線こせん across the tracks (of a bridge, etc.); over the tracks
• 跨下こか crotch; thigh; groin
• 跨線橋こせんきょう bridge over a railroad (esp. a footbridge); overpass
• 跨道橋こどうきょう overpass
• 跨座式こざしき straddle-beam type
• 一跨ぎひとまたぎ one stride; single stride; short distance
• 打ち跨るうちまたがる to mount (e.g. a horse); to straddle; to sit astride

Characters sharing the phonetic 夸

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “과”

Other hanja with radical 足