可
kě

can; may (in 可以)

HSK 2口 口

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • kěcan; may; able to
  • kèsee 可汗[kè hán]

3Structure

可
Overlapping structure重叠结构

可 is built from 2 parts.

丁+口

4Common Words with 可

可贵kě guì

commendable; praiseworthy; valuable

可以吗kě yǐ ma

is it okay?; may I?

也可以yě kě yǐ

also can; may as well

可是kě shì

but; however

必不可少bì bù kě shǎo

absolutely necessary; indispensable

不可或缺bù kě huò quē

indispensable; necessary

5Example Sentences

我可以进来吗？

wǒ kě yǐ jìn lái ma？

May I come in?

他可能在家。

tā kě néng zài jiā。

He may be at home.

Other Characters Pronounced “ke”

渴
kěHSK 1

thirsty

客
kèHSK 1

guest; visitor

课
kèHSK 1

class; lesson; course

科
kēHSK 2

science; branch of study (in 科学)

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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可
kě

can; may (in 可以)

Common Words
kě guì
可贵
commendable; praiseworthy; valuable
kě yǐ ma
可以吗
is it okay?; may I?
yě kě yǐ
也可以
also can; may as well
kě shì
可是
but; however
bì bù kě shǎo
必不可少
absolutely necessary; indispensable
bù kě huò quē
不可或缺
indispensable; necessary
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