---
title: "Kapian Meaning: 卡片 (kǎpiàn) Means “card”"
description: "卡片 (kǎpiàn) means “card”. Hear its tones, see what 卡 and 片 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kapian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 卡片 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

卡片 kǎpiàn

## card

## Its characters

1. 卡 kǎ card
2. 片 piàn thin piece

## In a sentence

我给老师写了一张卡片。 I wrote a card for my teacher.

蛋糕旁边还有一张小**卡片**：“爸，今年我又不能回家了。

From [不是我的蛋糕 · Not my cake](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/not-my-cake#library-word-146-148)

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## More words with 卡 or 片

- [打卡 dǎkǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daka)
- [大片 dàpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dapian)
- [纪录片 jìlùpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jilupian)
- [卡车 kǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kache)
- [卡通 kǎtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/katong)
- [名片 míngpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpian)
- [片段 piànduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianduan)
- [片刻 piànkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianke)
- [图片 túpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tupian)
- [芯片 xīnpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinpian)

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