可
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(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 +2
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 可
- Common rank
- #128
- Unicode
- U+53EF
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Formation & memory
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Words with 可
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无可无不可 | neither for nor against sth; indifferent | |
| 可行性 | feasibility | |
| 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 可不 | see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4] | |
| 可人 | pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person | |
| 不可数 | uncountable | |
| 可心 | satisfying; to one's liking; to suit sb | |
| 可儿 | a person after one's heart (charming person); capable person | |
| 无可 | can't | |
| 小可 | small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person | |
| 可有可无 | not essential; dispensable | |
| 可动 | movable | |
| 不可一世 | (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant | |
| 可行 | feasible | |
| 安可 | encore (loanword) | |
| 可气 | annoying; irritating; exasperating | |
| 不可多得 | hard to come by; rare | |
| 不可开交 | to be awfully (busy etc) | |
| 可分 | can be divided (into parts); one can distinguish (several types) | |
| 可体 | well-fitting (of clothes) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 口 — compare how they read.