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客

kè

HSK 1 Character

What 客 means

1. customer; visitor; guest
2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

Example sentences

• 不客气
  Bù kèqi
  Don't mention it.
• 不客气。
  You're welcome.
• 我请客。
  It's my treat.
• 顾客没来。
  The customer did not come.
• 不用客气。
  You're welcome.
• 我是游客。
  I am a tourist.

Words starting with 客

• 客人kè rénvisitor; guest; customer
• 客厅kè tīngliving room; sitting room
• 客观kè guānobjective; impartial
• 客户kè hùclient; customer
• 客气kè qipolite; courteous; formal
• 客栈kè zhàntavern; guest house; inn
• 客运kè yùnpassenger transportation; (Taiwan) intercity bus
• 客房kè fángguest room; room (in a hotel)
• 客车kè chēcoach; bus; passenger train
• 客家Kè jiāHakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern…
• 客场kè chǎngaway-game arena; away-game venue
• 客机kè jīpassenger plane
• 客流kè liúpassenger flow; customer flow
• 客串kè chuànto appear on stage in an amateur capacity; (of a professional) to make a guest…
• 客套kè tàopolite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries
• 客体kè tǐobject (philosophy)
• 客源kè yuánsource of customers
• 客家人Kè jiā rénHakka people
• 客满kè mǎnto have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancy
• 客座教授kè zuò jiào shòuvisiting professor; guest professor
• 客店kè diànsmall hotel; inn
• 客轮kè lúnpassenger ship
• 客套话kè tào huàconventional greeting; polite formula
• 客观性kè guān xìngobjectivity

Words containing 客

• 不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite
• 顾客gù kècustomer; client
• 请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
• 好客hào kèhospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests
• 游客yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
• 乘客chéng kèpassenger
• 旅客lǚ kètraveler; tourist
• 过客guò kèpassing traveler; transient guest; sojourner
• 做客zuò kèto be a guest or visitor
• 黑客hēi kè(computing; loanword) hacker
• 作客zuò kèto live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
• 宾客bīn kèguests; visitors
• 政客zhèng kèpolitician
• 房客fáng kètenant
• 食客shí kèdiner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger
• 访客fǎng kèvisitor; caller
• 来客lái kèguest
• 常客cháng kèfrequent visitor; fig. sth that crops up frequently
• 拉客lā kèto solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc); to importune
• 嫖客piáo kèpatron of a brothel
• 毫不客气háo bù kè qino trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism)
• 剑客jiàn kèswordsman
• 住客zhù kèhotel guest; tenant
• 看客kàn kèaudience; spectators; onlookers

Characters built on 各

These share the phonetic component 各 (gè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 阁gépavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 咯gē(phonetic)
• 胳gēarmpit
• 恪kèrespectful; scrupulous
• 铬gèchromium (chemistry)
• 骼géused in 骨骼
• 貉héraccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan…

Characters that look like 客

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

• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 实shíreal; true; honest
• 容róngto hold; to contain; to allow
• 宴yàn(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…
• 宥yòuto forgive; to help; profound
• 囿yòupark; to limit; be limited to

Sounds the same

Read kè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 克to be able to; to subdue; to restrain
• 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