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可
kè
1. see [[可汗<kèhán>]]
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

不可
bùkě
cannot
即可
jíkě
equivalent to [[就可以]]
可不
kěbu
see [[可不是<kěbushì>]]
可人
kěrén
pleasant
可作
kězuò
can be used for
可信
kěxìn
trustworthy
可儿
kěér
a person after one's heart (charming person)
可分
kěfēn
can be divided (into parts)
可加
kějiā
(botany) coca (loanword)
可劲
kějìn
vigorously
可动
kědòng
movable
可取
kěqǔ
desirable
可口
kěkǒu
tasty
HSK 6
可可
kěkě
cocoa (loanword)
可吃
kěchī
edible
可否
kěfǒu
is it possible or not?
可哀
kěāi
miserably
可喜
kěxǐ
making one happy
可叹
kětàn
lamentable
可堪
kěkān
how can one endure?

Alternate Entries

可
kě
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
29
Word Frequency Rank
135 of 84,292