03802 Chinese character of 夸 and pronounce kwaa1

The Chinese word【夸】(kua) that we will introduce this time is a word that describes actions or personality. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

To praise or exaggerate. Explanation: (1)Luxury. Such as: “extravagance”. (2) Arrogance. Such as: “exaggeration”. (3) Extravagant and impractical. For example: “boasting”. (4) Kuafu: A man who chased the sun in ancient mythology.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【夸】:kuā

Cantonese Jyutping of 【夸】:kwaa1

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【夸】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【夸】, for example:Describing actions or characteristics , It means mainly to praise or exaggerate .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【夸】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【誇獎、誇大】(Mandarin Pinyin:kuā jiǎng 、kuā dà/ Cantonese Jyutping:kwaa1 zoeng2 、kwaa1 daai6)

It takes 6 strokes to write this character,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Provided below is a sentence illustrating this character in context.:


她夸了孩子的努力表現。

She praised the child for his effort.


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