可 - kè - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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5 strokes
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可

kè

Definition

see 可汗

Other pronunciations

kě

can
may
able (to)
to be willing (to)
to allow
to approve
to permit
but
yet
however
about
very
phonetic component
particle used for emphasis

Character Decomposition

Compounds (23)

阿

prefix (used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity); used in transliteration; also pr. [a4]; (when pronounced Ā, abbr. for) Afghanistan (阿富汗)

哥

gē

male stranger (who’s slightly older than you); elder brother; older brother

何

hé

what; how; why; which; carry

river

expel breath; my goodness

奇

qí

strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually

handle of ax; stem

jade-like stone

to scold

severe; exacting

uneven (path); unfortunate (in life)

barge

see see 轗軻|轗轲[kan3 ke3]

軻

Kē

given name of Mencius

odd (number)

flatter

see 岢嵐

columbium

excellent; happy; well-being

蚵

oyster (Taiwanese)

砢

luǒ

a heap; pile (of rocks)

阿

(abbr. for) Afghanistan (阿富汗)

牁

gē

place name

Related words (1)

可汗

kè hán

khan (loanword)

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