剋(kēi)

9 strokes
Readingskēikè

to scold

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Character information

Pinyin
kēi / kè
Meaning
to scold; to beat
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 剋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰克刂

A weapon 刂 used to subdue 十 a beast 兄

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

Made of

克kè刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 剋 step by step

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

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Words with 剋

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

kēi剋jià架

to scuffle; to come to blows

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āi挨kēi剋

to be rebuked; to suffer blows

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Related characters

From 剋’s common words

架挨

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