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克
kè
克 (kè) means "gram". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.
What 克 means
- to be able to
- to subdue
- to restrain
- to overcome
- gram
- Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
Other readings
- 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
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我叫杰克。My name is Jack.
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克服弱点。Overcome weakness.
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迈克是组长。Mài kè shì zǔzhǎng.Mike is the team's captain.
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迈克微笑了。Mike smiled.
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早安，迈克。Good morning, Mike.
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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
Where 克 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of Remaining & Varied Terms (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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