克 (kè)
gram/to overcome
How 克 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 十 — ten
- Traditional
- 克
- Simplified
- 克 (unchanged)
克 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- kè
- to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome
- kēi
- to scold; to beat
Common words using 克
- 克服 kèfú
- (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with
- 巧克力 qiǎokèlì
- chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 德克薩斯 dékèsàsī
- Texas
- 撲克 pūkè
- poker (game); deck of playing cards
- 星巴克 xīngbākè
- Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
- 伊拉克 yīlākè
- Iraq
- 休克 xiūkè
- shock; to go into shock
- 克制 kèzhì
- to restrain; to control; restraint
- 克拉 kèlā
- carat (mass)
- 克隆 kèlóng
- clone
- 凱迪拉克 kǎidílākè
- Cadillac
- 別克 biékè
- Buick
克 in a sentence
這包糖有五百公克。
Zhè bāo táng yǒu wǔbǎi gōngkè.
“This bag of sugar is 500 grams.”
How common is 克?
克 is the 262nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 61.6% of all running text.
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