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

无言对 wú yán kě duì unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
無言對 wú yán kě duì unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
無計施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end; at the end of one's tether; powerless
無話說 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom)
无路走 wú lù kě zǒu nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether
無路走 wú lù kě zǒu nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether
无路退 wú lù kě tuì without a retreat route; caught in a dead end; having burned one's bridges
無路退 wú lù kě tuì without a retreat route; caught in a dead end; having burned one's bridges
无路逃 wú lù kě táo no way out; nowhere to go; trapped beyond hope of rescue; painted into a corner
無路逃 wú lù kě táo no way out; nowhere to go; trapped beyond hope of rescue; painted into a corner
měng kě suddenly; in an instant
生无恋 shēng wú kě liàn (Internet slang) nothing left to live for
生無戀 shēng wú kě liàn (Internet slang) nothing left to live for
由此見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that...
百事樂 bǎi shì kě lè Pepsi
jiē kě both OK; all acceptable
知其不而为之 zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
知其不而為之 zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
神圣不侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred; inviolable
神聖不侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred; inviolable
秀色餐 xiù sè kě cān a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of women) gorgeous; graceful; (of scenery) beautiful
白 lì kě bái correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)
桢 zhú kě zhēn Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
楨 zhú kě zhēn Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
笑不仰 xiào bù kě yǎng to double up with laughter (idiom)