课(kè)

HSK 110 strokesTrad. 課

subject

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Character information

Pinyin
kè
Meaning
subject; course; CL:门; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],节; to levy; tax; form of divination
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
課

Origin & structure

Where 课 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠果

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 果 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán果guǒ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 课 step by step

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

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Words with 课

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

shàng上kè课
HSK 1

to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class

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xià下kè课
HSK 1

to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be…

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kè课wén文
HSK 1

text

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kè课táng堂
HSK 2

classroom (CL:间); class session

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gōng功kè课
HSK 3

homework

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bǔ补kè课
HSK 6

to make up missed lesson

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bèi备kè课
HSK 7-9

(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation

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kuàng旷kè课
HSK 7-9

to play truant

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Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 课’s common words

上下文堂功补备旷

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