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可

kě

HSK 3.0 · 5

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kě · ho2 (Jyutping)

  1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
  2. to approve; to permit
  3. to suit
  4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
  5. but; however

kè

  1. used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

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Character breakdown

可

Meaning
may, can, -able; possibly
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿻丁口
Cangjie
MNR
Four-corner
1062.0

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