may, can, -able; possibly

HSK 2 #30

DEFINITIONS

可 kě
  • can
  • may
  • able to
  • to approve
  • to permit
  • to suit
  • (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  • very
可 kè
  • see 可汗[ke4 han2]

STROKES

可 stroke order diagram
可 stroke order animation

WORDS

卡因 kě kǎ yīn cocaine (loanword)
乐 kě lè amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
无家归 wú jiā kě guī homeless
信 kě xìn trustworthy
耻 kě chǐ shameful; disgraceful; ignominious
言 kě yán it may be said
证 xǔ kě zhèng license; authorization; permit
怜虫 kě lián chóng pitiful creature; wretch
否 kě fǒu is it possible or not?
奉告 wú kě fèng gào (idiom) "no comment"
避免 bù kě bì miǎn unavoidably
kě kě cocoa (loanword)
理喻 bù kě lǐ yù to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable
无话说 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom)
wú kě can't
无懈击 wú xiè kě jī invulnerable
收拾 bù kě shōu shí irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
岌岌危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
忍无忍 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience; the last straw
jí kě equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
信度 kě xìn dù degree of credibility; reliability
开交 bù kě kāi jiāo to be awfully (busy etc)
而止 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead
告人 bù kě gào rén hidden; kept secret; not to be divulged
敬 kě jìng venerable