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恪

kè

Character

What 恪 means

1. respectful
2. scrupulous

Other readings

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

• Kèsurname Ke
• kèvariant of {恪|kè}

Words starting with 恪

• 恪守kè shǒuto scrupulously abide by
• 恪慎kè shèncareful; reverently
• 恪遵kè zūnto scrupulously observe (rules, traditions etc)

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)…
• 客kècustomer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
• 阁gépavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 咯gē(phonetic)
• 胳gēarmpit
• 铬gèchromium (chemistry)
• 骼géused in 骨骼
• 貉héraccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan…

Characters that look like 恪

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

• 格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 络luònet-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind
• 恰qiàexactly; just
• 炼liànto refine; to smelt
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 倏shūsudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. shù

Sounds the same

Read kè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 客customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
• 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
• 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