渴
kě

thirsty

HSK 1氵 三点水

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • kěthirsty

3Structure

渴
Left-right structure左右结构

渴 is built from 2 parts.

氵+曷

4Common Words with 渴

口渴kǒu kě

thirsty

渴望kě wàng

to thirst for; to long for

渴求kě qiú

to crave for; to greatly desire

解渴jiě kě

to quench one's thirst

如饥似渴rú jī sì kě

eagerly; to long for sth

望梅止渴wàng méi zhǐ kě

to console oneself with illusions

5Example Sentences

我口渴了，想喝水。

wǒ kǒu kě le， xiǎng hē shuǐ。

I'm thirsty and want to drink some water.

他渴望成功。

tā kě wàng chéng gōng。

He longs for success.

Other Characters Pronounced “ke”

客
kèHSK 1

guest; visitor

课
kèHSK 1

class; lesson; course

科
kēHSK 2

science; branch of study (in 科学)

可
kěHSK 2

can; may (in 可以)

克
kèHSK 2

to overcome; to conquer (in 克服)

刻
kèHSK 2

to carve; to engrave (in 雕刻)

棵
kēHSK 4

classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc

咳
kéHSK 5

sound of sighing

6Printable Worksheet

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渴
kě

thirsty

Common Words
kǒu kě
口渴
thirsty
kě wàng
渴望
to thirst for; to long for
kě qiú
渴求
to crave for; to greatly desire
jiě kě
解渴
to quench one's thirst
rú jī sì kě
如饥似渴
eagerly; to long for sth
wàng méi zhǐ kě
望梅止渴
to console oneself with illusions
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