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

誇休爾症 kuā xiū kě ěr zhèng kwashiorkor (medicine)
rèn kě to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
迪斯 dí sī kě disco (loanword) (Tw)
达 sù kě dá scooter (loanword)
達 sù kě dá scooter (loanword)
遥不及 yáo bù kě jí unattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant
遙不及 yáo bù kě jí unattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant
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
銳不當 ruì bù kě dāng unstoppable; hard to hold back
通神 qián kě tōng shén with money, you can do anything (idiom); money talks
通神 qián kě tōng shén with money, you can do anything (idiom); money talks
羅雀 mén kě luó què you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
雄 chén kě xióng Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist
雄 chén kě xióng Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist
難能貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious; valuable; remarkable
非死不 fēi sǐ bù kě Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")
食之无味,弃之惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
食之無味,棄之惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
余勇贾 yú yǒng kě gǔ lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work; not resting on one's laurels
餘勇賈 yú yǒng kě gǔ lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work; not resting on one's laurels
・奥勒留 mǎ kě ・ ào lēi liú Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
・奧勒留 mǎ kě ・ ào lēi liú Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
尼 mǎ kě ní Marconi, UK electronics company
波羅 mǎ kě bō luó Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)
福音 mǎ kě fú yīn Gospel according to St Mark