Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
卡
卡kǎ
Strokes
5
Radical
卜 — divination, fortune-telling
Made of
上above, on top, superior卜divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
公司改用手机打卡后,外勤人员的考勤记录更准确了。Gōngsī gǎi yòng shǒujī dǎkǎ hòu, wàiqín rényuán de kǎoqín jìlù gèng zhǔnquè le.After the company switched to mobile clock-ins, the attendance records for field staff became more accurate.
每天早上九点以前要到公司打卡。Měitiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn yǐqián yào dào gōngsī dǎkǎ.Every morning you must clock in at the office before nine o'clock.
周末她们去新开的书店打卡拍照。Zhōumò tāmen qù xīn kāi de shūdiàn dǎkǎ pāizhào.At the weekend they went to the newly opened bookstore to check in and take photos.