喀嚓

kāchā

interjection #27,928

Meanings

1 (onomatopoeia) snap; crack; click
2 the sound of something breaking or snapping

Characters

sound element (onomatopoeic)

sound element (onomatopoeic)

Examples

树枝喀嚓一声断了。

Shùzhī kāchā yī shēng duàn le.

The branch snapped with a crack.

喀嚓！照相机快门按下了。

Kāchā! Zhàoxiàngjī kuàimén àn xià le.

Click! The camera shutter was pressed.

Tips

usage

喀嚓 is an onomatopoeia for sharp snapping or cracking sounds. It can describe a breaking branch, camera shutter, scissors cutting, or scissors snapping. Also written 咔嚓 (kāchā).

Stroke Order

喀 kā

嚓 chā