柯

kē

(literary) branch; stem; stalk

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

柯=木+可

Etymology

wood

Meanings

(literary) branch; stem; stalk

(literary) ax handle

kē

surname Ke

Kē

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Words with 柯 101 total

(botany) coca (source of cocaine)古柯gǔ kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax · fig. to follow a principle · fig. to act as matchmaker伐柯fá kē Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher (Tw)傅柯Fù kē Professor Ko, nickname for Ko Wen-je 柯文哲柯PKē P (loanword) corgi柯基kē jī Kermit (communications protocol)柯密kē mì Colin (name)柯林Kē lín Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), French mathematician柯西Kē xī Kodak (brand, US film company) · full name Eastman Kodak Company柯达Kē dá Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher福柯Fú kē (loanword) cocaine古柯碱gǔ kē jiǎn

Idioms with 柯 10 total Chain

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax · fig. to follow a principle · fig. to act as matchmaker操斧伐柯cāo fǔ fá kē lit. a dream of Nanke · fig. dreams of grandeur南柯一梦Nán kē yī mèng

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