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克

kè

HSK 5 Character

What 克 means

1. to be able to
2. to subdue
3. to restrain
4. to overcome
5. gram
6. Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares

Other readings

克 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• KèKe (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, {炎帝|Yán dì} descended from Shenn
• kèvariant of {克|kè}; to subdue; to overthrow
• kèvariant of {克|kè}
• Kèabbr. for {克罗地亚|Kè luó dì yà}, Croatia; abbr. for {克罗埃西亚|Kè luó āi xī yà}, Croatia

Example sentences

• 我叫杰克。
  My name is Jack.
• 克服弱点。
  Overcome weakness.
• 迈克是组长。
  Mài kè shì zǔzhǎng.
  Mike is the team's captain.
• 迈克微笑了。
  Mike smiled.
• 早安，迈克。
  Good morning, Mike.
• 我叫他麦克。
  I call him Mike.

Words starting with 克

• 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with
• 克制kè zhìto restrain; to control; restraint
• 克隆kè lóng(biology; loanword) to clone; a clone; (fig.) to make an identical copy of (a website etc)
• 克里姆林宫Kè lǐ mǔ lín Gōngthe Kremlin
• 克拉克Kè lā kè(name) Clark or Clarke
• 克格勃Kè gé bóKGB (Soviet secret police); member of the KGB
• 克朗kè lǎngkrone (currency of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) (loanword)
• 克星kè xīngnemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched
• 克罗地亚Kè luó dì yàCroatia
• 克什米尔Kè shí mǐ ěrKashmir
• 克扣kè kòuto wrongfully withhold part of what is due (to sb); to shortchange…
• 克劳斯Kè láo sīClaus or Klaus (name)
• 克己kè jǐself-restraint; discipline; selflessness
• 克拉kè lācarat (mass) (loanword)
• 克日kè rìto set a date; to set a time frame; within a certain time limit
• 克期kè qīto set a date; to set a time frame; within a certain time limit
• 克西kè xīxi (Greek letter Ξ, ξ)
• 克拉通kè lā tōngcraton (loanword)
• 克里特Kè lǐ tèCrete
• 克维拉Kè wéi lāKevlar
• 克罗地亚语Kè luó dì yà yǔCroatian (language)
• 克流感Kè liú gǎn(Taiwan) Tamiflu
• 克难kè nánto make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful; (of circumstances) difficult…
• 克他命kè tā mìngketamine (loanword)

Words containing 克

• 巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate
• 麦克风mài kè fēng(loanword) microphone
• 攻克gōng kèto capture; to take; to overcome
• 伊拉克Yī lā kèIraq
• 坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
• 马克mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
• 马克思主义Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yìMarxism
• 迈克尔Mài kè ěr(name) Michael
• 奥林匹克Ào lín pǐ kèOlympic
• 捷克Jié kèCzech Republic
• 乌克兰Wū kè lánUkraine
• 扑克pū kèpoker (game) (loanword); playing cards
• 法兰克福Fǎ lán kè fúFrankfurt, Germany
• 贝克汉姆Bèi kè hàn mǔBeckenham or Beckham (name); David Beckham (1975-), British midfield footballer
• 夹克jiā kè(loanword) jacket; also pr. jiá kè
• 贝克bèi kèbecquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq) (abbr. for 贝克勒尔
• 尼克松Ní kè sōngRichard Nixon (1913–1994), US president 1969–1974
• 千克qiān kèkilogram
• 福克斯Fú kè sīFox (media company); Focus (car manufactured by Ford)
• 扑克牌pū kè páipoker (card game); playing card
• 休克xiū kè(medicine; loanword) shock; to go into shock
• 希拉克Xī lā kèJacques Chirac (1932-2019), president of France 1995-2007
• 魁北克Kuí běi kèQuebec province, Canada
• 哈萨克Hā sà kèKazakh ethnic group; (Tw, HK) Kazakhstan

Characters that look like 克

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 充chōngsufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as
• 兔tùrabbit
• 觅mì(literary) to seek; to find
• 羌qiāngmuntjac; grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)
• 旯láused in 旮旯

Sounds the same

Read kè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 客customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
• 课subject; course; class
• 刻quarter (hour); moment; to carve
• 可used in 可汗
• 嗑to crack (seeds) between one's teeth
• 恪respectful; scrupulous
• 氪krypton (chemistry)
• 溘suddenly
• 缂used in 缂丝
• 榼Pusaetha scandens
• 搕to strike; to take in the hand
• 锞grease-pot for cart; ingot