克(kè)

HSK 27 strokes

abbr. for 克罗地亚

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Character information

Pinyin
kè
Meaning
abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 克 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱十兄

A weapon 十 used to subdue a beast 兄

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

十shí兄xiōng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 克 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 克

Common words using 克 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiū休kè克
HSK 7-9

(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock

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kè克zhì制
HSK 7-9

to restrain

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dīng丁kè克

Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)

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bù不kè克

cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to

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yà亚kè克lì力

(loanword) acrylic

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yǐ以róu柔kè克gāng刚

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

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yī伊lā拉kè克

Iraq

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yī伊lái莱kè克sī斯

Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)

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万且业为主举久乐

From 克’s common words

休制丁不亚力以柔

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