Taxonomy of meanings for 跨:　　

  • 跨 kuā (OC: khʷraa MC: kʰʷɯa) 苦瓜切 平 廣韻：【吴人云坐 】
  • 跨 kuà (OC: khʷraas MC: kʰʷɯa) 苦化切 去 廣韻：【越也又兩股間苦化切三 】
  • 跨 kù (OC: khʷlaas MC: kʰuo) 苦故切 去 廣韻：【踞也 】
  • 跨 kuǎ (OC: khʷraaʔ MC: kʰʷɯa) 苦瓦切 上 廣韻：【𦝫跨又苦化切 】

    Additional information about 跨

    說文解字: 【跨】，渡也。从足、夸聲。 【苦化切】

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    • THIGH

      1. Kuà 跨 refers to the thigh and the calf (not normally also including the foot).

      2. Gǔ 股 refers to the thigh.

      2. Jìng 脛 refers to shin.

      4. Féi 腓 refers to the calf.

    • LEAP OVER

      1. The general word for getting across an obstacle is perhaps guò 過, although the emphasis is not on the leap itself.

      2. Yuè 越 can refer to the action of jumping across something.

      3. Yú 踰 / 逾 refers to leaping over or scaling something, as for example a wall.

      4. Chāo 超 can refer to leaping up on or over something.

      5. Kuà 跨 is just to stride across something easy to get across.

    • CROSS OVER

      1. The most general current word for crossing over something is guò 過.

      2. Dù 渡 typically refers to crossing water by foot or boat, and the word became exceedingly common from Han times onwards.

      3. Shè 涉 typically refers to crossing water by foot.

      4. Jīng 經 typically refers to crossing or passing through territory.

      5. Lì 歷 refers to passing through territories or time spans. For the latter meaning the character 曆 came to be used in later times.

      6. Yuè 越 and chāo 超 refer to leaping or striding across something. See also LEAP OVER

      7. Kuà 跨 refers to striding across something, see LEAP OVER.

      8. Jué 絕 refers in a somewhat elevated style to crossing a river or a desert by any means of transport.

      9. Fàn 犯 refers to managing to get across something that is hard to cross, but this usage is rare.

      10. Háng 杭／航 is an ancient word for crossing a river by ferry.