kuà 
		to step across
to stride over
to straddle
to span
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kuǎ 
		to collapse
to break or wear down
to defeat
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kuā 
		to boast
to exaggerate
to praise
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kuà 
		to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kuā 
		type of coarse silk
bag used to wrap silk before washing
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kuà 
		component in Chinese characters, mirror image of 夂[zhi3]