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科

kē

section, department; field, branch; science

💡 Ideographic: A hand measuring 斗 grain 禾
HSK 4 9 strokes Very Common (3%)
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Component Breakdown

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禾
hé
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
斗
dòu
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
⿰禾斗 i

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Component Tree i

hé
禾
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
📷 Pictographic: A plant stalk with a sagging head
5 strokes
dòu
斗
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
💡 Ideographic: A hand holding a measuring dipper
4 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 科 (343)

kēxué
科学 ↗
HSK 4
science / scientific knowledge / scientific / CL:[[門|门<mén>]], [[個|个<gè>]], [[種|种<zhǒng>]]
běnkē
本科 ↗
HSK 5
undergraduate book / undergraduate (attributive)
nèikē
内科 ↗
HSK 5
internal medicine / general medicine
kēmù
科目 ↗
HSK 6
subject
kē
科 ↗
branch of study / administrative chapter / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
Mòsīkē
莫斯科 ↗
Moscow, capital of Russia
kējì
科技 ↗
science and technology
wàikē
外科 ↗
surgery (branch of medicine)
kēpǔ
科普 ↗
popular science / popularization of science / abbr. of [[科學普及|科学普及]]
dísīkē
迪斯科 ↗
disco (loanword)
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