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how to write kua(Span) in chinese

pinyinkuà
radicalsStroke count13
eanglish meaningSpan; step; straddle; stride; bestride

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "跨" (kua)

Handwriting

Try writing this character 跨 online

Basic explanations

v. (抬起一只脚向前或向左右迈) step; stride:

1.  过小沟 [溪]
stride over a ditch [brook];

2.  进大门
step into a doorway;

3.  向前一步
take a step forward;

4.  欢欣鼓舞地入新的一年
stride into the new year in high spirits;

5.  它很窄, 你可以很容易地过去。
It's quite narrow -- you can easily step across.

v. (两腿分在物体的两边坐着或立着) bestride; straddle:

1.  长江的大桥
a gigantic bridge spanning the Changjiang River;

2.  上战马
mount [bestride] a war-horse;

3.  一桥越大江。
A bridge straddles the river.

v. (超越一定数量、时间或地区之间的界限) cut across; go beyond:

1.  组织地区的商品供应
organize transregional commodity supplies;

2.  亚洲地寒、温、热三带。
Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.

Words with the chinese character kua(跨)

海大桥       世纪