可

kě · kè

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to suit

Radical: 口 Strokes: 5 HSK 5

Structure: Top-right surroundFrequency: Most common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古后司号

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古后司号周品嘴

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Character Decomposition

可=丁+口

Etymology

vigorous

Meanings2 pronunciations

kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able

to approve; to permit

to suit

(particle used for emphasis) certainly; very

but; however

kè

used in 可汗 kè hán

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Words with 可 657 total

miserably可哀kě āi adorable · cute · lovely可爱kě ài shameful · disgraceful · ignominious可耻kě chǐ (dialect) unbearable · embarrassing可蠢kě chǔn repulsive · vile · hateful · abominable可恶kě wù a person after one's heart (charming person) · capable person可儿kě ér is it possible or not?可否kě fǒu strange · curious · surprising可怪kě guài worth seeing · considerable; impressive; significant可观kě guān khan (loanword)可汗kè hán good or not? · luckily · fortuitously可好kě hǎo laudable可嘉kě jiā it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) · it is (thus) clear · clear · visible可见kě jiàn vigorously · to the utmost · to the best of one's ability可劲kě jìn venerable可敬kě jìng conspicuous · plain to see可掬kě jū how can one endure? · to be able to endure可堪kě kān reliable可靠kě kào

Idioms with 可 271 total Chain

impossible to get even an outline (idiom) · unfathomable · not a clue不可端倪bù kě duān ní hard to come by · rare不可多得bù kě duō dé (idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged不可告人bù kě gào rén

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