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肯
kěn
1. to agree
2. to consent
3. to be ready (to do sth)
4. willing
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

肯
kěn
to agree to, to consent, to permit; ready, willing
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

中肯
zhòngkěn
pertinent
宁肯
nìngkěn
would rather...
HSK 6
林肯
Línkěn
Lincoln (name)
肯亚
Kěnyà
Kenya (Tw) (written as [[肯尼亞|肯尼亚]] in PRC)
肯定
kěndìng
to be sure
HSK 4
肯特
Kěntè
Kent (English county)
林肯郡
Línkěnjùn
Lincolnshire (English county)
肯塔基
Kěntǎjī
Kentucky, US state
肯定句
kěndìngjù
affirmative sentence
肯尼亚
Kěnníyà
Kenya
肯尼迪
Kěnnídí
Kennedy (name)
肯德基
Kěndéjī
KFC
肯德拉
Kěndélā
Kendra (name)
肯沃伦
KěnWòlún
Ken Warren (1926-1989), American adventurer and river runner
阿肯色
Ākěnsè
Arkansas, US state
麦肯锡
Màikěnxī
MacKenzie
假肯定句
jiǎkěndìngjù
false affirmative
发言中肯
fāyánzhòngkěn
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
真肯定句
zhēnkěndìngjù
true affirmative (TA)
肯塔基州
Kěntǎjīzhōu
Kentucky, US state

Alternate Entries

肯
kěn
old variant of [[肯<kěn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
859
Word Frequency Rank
1,121 of 84,292