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克勒
Kèlè
1. Keller or Köhler (name)
2. Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, chaired IMF 2000-2004, President of Germany from 2004
Noun

Character Breakdown

克
kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
HSK 4 7 丶
勒
lēi
to strangle; to tighten
11 丶

Compound Words (4)

贝克勒尔
bèikèlèěr
becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq)
恩培多克勒
Ēnpéiduōkèlēi
Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher
索福克勒斯
Suǒfúkèlèsī
Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus the King
圣潘克勒斯站
shèngPānkèlēisīzhàn
Saint Pancras (London railway station)

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