跨

to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,828 U+8DE8

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 (semantic, “foot”) + 夸 (phonetic, kuā)

components: 足夸

straddle · Heisig RSH #2329

wooden leg + 夸 brag

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夸

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夸 (kuā) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夸 sound component	kuā	extravagant, luxurious; handsome
垮	kuǎ	to be defeated, to collapse, to fail
胯	kuà	pelvis, groin; thighs
挎	kuà	to carry
侉	kuǎ	to speak with an accent; big and clumsy
瓠	hù	bottle gourd, calabash
刳	kū	to cut open, to dig out, to rip up, to scoop out

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
跨国公司	kuà guó gōng sī	transnational corporation; multinational corporation
跨地区	kuà dì qū	interregional; spanning two or more PRC provinces
跨国化	kuà guó huà	to internationalize; to globalize
跨文化	kuà wén huà	intercultural
跨海大桥	kuà hǎi dà qiáo	bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)
跨学科	kuà xué kē	interdisciplinary
跨平台	kuà píng tái	(computing) cross-platform
跨语言	kuà yǔ yán	cross-language; polyglot
跨接器	kuà jiē qì	jumper (electronics)
跨性别	kuà xìng bié	transgender
跨线桥	kuà xiàn qiáo	flyover (road bridge)
跨鹤西游	kuà hè xī yóu	to die
跨国	kuà guó	transnational; multinational
跨上	kuà shàng	to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
跨越式	kuà yuè shì	breakthrough; going beyond; leap-forward; unusual new development
跨年	kuà nián	to step into the new year; New Year
跨过	kuà guò	to surmount; to cross over
跨度	kuà dù	span; horizontal distance between vertical supports
跨足	kuà zú	to enter (a new market etc)
跨院	kuà yuàn	lateral court (in a Chinese house)