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

怒不遏 nù bù kě è unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
模棱两 mó léng liǎng kě equivocal; ambiguous
厚非 wú kě hòu fēi see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1]
无 kě yǒu kě wú not essential; dispensable
情有原 qíng yǒu kě yuán pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
亲 kě qīn kindly; nice; amiable
奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...
挽回 wú kě wǎn huí irrevocable; the die is cast
非同小 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter
有机乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
燃 kě rán inflammable
塑性 kě sù xìng plasticity
急不待 jí bù kě dài impatient; eager to; anxious to
功不没 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
鄙 kě bǐ base; mean; despicable
多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by; rare
逆转 bù kě nì zhuǎn irreversible
好 kě hǎo good or not?; luckily; fortuitously
逆 kě nì reversible; (math.) invertible
靠性 kě kào xìng reliability
屈指数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); very few
指日待 zhǐ rì kě dài imminent; just around the corner (idiom)
面目憎 miàn mù kě zēng repulsive countenance; disgusting appearance
磨灭 bù kě mó miè indelible