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.

Words containing 可

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 可.

不可
bù kě
cannot
即可
jí kě
that will do
可不
kě bu
可乐
kě lè
amusing
可亲
kě qīn
kindly
可人
kě rén
可以
kě yǐ
can
可体
kě tǐ
well-fitting (of clothes)
可作
kě zuò
can be used for
可信
kě xìn
trustworthy
可儿
kě ér
可决
kě jué
to adopt

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼 叽

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