克 — Chinese character
克
kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
- Pinyin
- kè
- Radical
- 10 ⼉ (Legs)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 十 兄
- Formation
- ideographic — A weapon 十 used to subdue a beast 兄
- Traditional
- 剋
- Japanese
- 克 as a kanji
Common words with 克
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | (loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài) |
| 麦克 (麥克) | mài kè | (loanword) microphone |
| 克拉 | kè lā | carat (mass) (loanword) |
| 贝克 (貝克) | bèi kè | becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq) (abbr. for 贝克勒尔 (bèi kè lè ěr)) |
| 克制 | kè zhì | to restrain; to control |
| 扑克 (撲克) | pū kè | poker (game) (loanword); playing cards |
| 攻克 | gōng kè | to capture; to take |
| 麦克风 (麥克風) | mài kè fēng | (loanword) microphone |
| 克隆 | kè lóng | (biology) (loanword) to clone; a clone; (fig.) to make an identical copy of (a website etc) |
English words written with 克
克 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 3 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 10 · Mencius 4 · Great Learning 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 59
- Analects 12.1
- Analects 14.2
- Art of War 11.20
- Hexagram 4
- Hexagram 6
- Hexagram 13
- Hexagram 14
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