to restrain; to subdue; to overthrow

HSK 4 #262

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 262nd character
Radical ⼉ (10.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 675
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

克 kè
  1. 1. to restrain
  2. 2. to subdue
  3. 3. to overthrow
  4. 4. abbr. for kè luó dì yà, Croatia
  5. 5. TW abbr. for 西kè luó āi xī yà, Croatia
  6. 6. variant of
  7. 7. Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, yán dì descended from Shennong shén nóng Farmer God
克 kēi
  1. 1. to scold
  2. 2. to beat

Stroke order

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Words containing 克

Word Meaning
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Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast)
Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast)
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan
Irkutsk
Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
the Erechteum, Athens
the Erechteum, Athens
Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)
Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)
Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX founder
Bernanke (name)
Oklahoma, US state
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, US state
to exercise restraint
Jack (name)
Jack London (1876-1916), American writer
Jack London (1876-1916), American writer
Jackson (name)
Jackson (name); Jackson city, capital of Mississippi