夸

kuā

k+uā·1st tone

to boast; to exaggerate · to praise

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Same radical

大头天夫失太奇夷奉夺奏套

Same radical

大头天夫失太奇夷奉夺奏套奥奔夹

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Character Decomposition

夸=大+亏

Etymology

great

Meanings

to boast; to exaggerate

to praise

kuā

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Words with 夸 134 total

to exaggerate · to be boastful · pompous · grandiose浮夸fú kuā to praise · to acclaim · to commend · to compliment夸称kuā chēng to exaggerate夸大kuā dà

Idioms with 夸 12 total Chain

to exaggerate夸大其词kuā dà qí cí (idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition夸多斗靡kuā duō dòu mǐ lit. Kuafu chasing the sun (idiom) · fig. to have great ambition; also, to overestimate one's abilities and attempt the impossible夸父逐日kuā fù zhú rì (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air夸夸其谈kuā kuā qí tán blow one's own trumpet · praise the goods one sells · indulge in self-glorification自卖自夸zì mài zì kuā