可 (kě, kè) — Chinese Character

可

kě, kè

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v, c, d pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

可 decomposes into the following components:

丁口

Semantic component: 丁; phonetic component: 口.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 可.

不可

bù kě

即可

jí kě

可不

kě bu

可乐

kě lè

可亲

kě qīn

可人

kě rén

可以

kě yǐ

可体

kě tǐ

可作

kě zuò

可信

kě xìn

可儿

kě ér

可决

kě jué

Characters that share the radical 口.

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