肯 - kěn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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肯

kěn

Definition

to agree
to consent
to be ready (to do sth)
willing

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

啃

kěn

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite

掯

kèn

to push down; to make things difficult; to take by force

Related words (8)

肯定

kěn dìng

(to be) sure; (to be) certain; surely; definitely; to affirm; to confirm; to acknowledge; to approve; to agree; to have no doubt; to regard as positive; positive; approval; affirmative; definite; certain; certainly; undoubtedly

affirmative sentence

active conjoined sentence

pertinent; apropos

would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer

false affirmative

true affirmative (TA)

基孔肯雅热

jī kǒng kěn yǎ rè

chikungunya (virus)

Idioms (1)

发言中肯

fā yán zhòng kěn

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

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