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柯

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(literary) branch; stem; stalk; (literary) ax handle

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Strokes
9
Radical
木 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
柯
Common rank
#1,687
Unicode
U+67EF

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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How 柯 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “wood” + 可 sound ( kě )

Components 木 可

Words with 柯

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WordPinyinMeaning
柯南·道尔 Kē nán · Dào ěr Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), author of the Sherlock Holmes stories 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩…
柯沙奇病毒 kē shā qí bìng dú Coxsackievirus
伊士曼柯达公司 Yī shì màn Kē dá Gōng sī Eastman Kodak Company (US film company)
柯萨奇病毒 Kē sà qí bìng dú Coxsachie A intestinal virus
柯城区 Kē chéng Qū Kecheng, a district of Quzhou City 衢州市[Qu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
柯里化 kē lǐ huà (computing) currying
柯林斯 Kē lín sī Collins (name)
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī Zì zhì zhōu Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自…
斯柯达 Sī kē dá Škoda, Czech Republic car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
柯那克里 Kē nà kè lǐ Conakry, capital of Guinea (Tw)
南柯一梦 Nán kē yī mèng lit. a dream of Nanke; fig. dreams of grandeur
柯尔克孜语 Kē ěr kè zī yǔ Kyrghiz language
古柯树 gǔ kē shù coca plant (source of cocaine)
柯夫塔 kē fū tǎ kofta
柯尔克孜族 Kē ěr kè zī zú Kyrgyz ethnic group
柯尼斯堡 Kē ní sī bǎo Königsberg, Baltic port city, capital of East Prussia (until WWII)
柯桥区 Kē qiáo Qū Keqiao, a district of Shaoxing City 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang
柯西 Kē xī Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), French mathematician
柯林顿 Kē lín dùn (Tw) Clinton (name); Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, president 1993-2001; …
柯城 Kē chéng see 柯城區|柯城区[Ke1 cheng2 Qu1]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 可 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
可 sound part kě may, can, -able; possibly
阿 ā an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
河 hé river, stream; the Yellow river
呵 hē to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)
诃 hē to scold loudly, to curse, to abuse
苛 kē severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting
坷 kē uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil
轲 kě axle
蚵 é oyster
岢 kě the name of a mountain
疴 kē sickness, illness; pain
哿 gě excellent, capable; happy; to commend
舸 gě barge, large boat
钶 kē columbium