Chinese Word: 克 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

克 (Trad.: 剋)HSK 5

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 儿

Ideographic: A weapon 十 used to subdue a beast 兄

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 兄 [ xiōng ] elder brother

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Pinyin: kè

English Definition: to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares; Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 Farmer God; variant of 克 ; to subdue; to overthrow; to restrain
Example Words:
巧克力 [ qiǎo kè lì ]: chocolate (loanword); Classifiers: 块
克服 [ kè fú ]: (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
麦克风 [ mài kè fēng ]: microphone (loanword)
攻克 [ gōng kè ]: to capture; to take; to overcome; to solve
克制 [ kè zhì ]: to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
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Pinyin: kēi

English Definition: to scold; to beat

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