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1.

Animated Stroke Order 克

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How to write 克 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 克

克 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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克

克=

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 克

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5.

How to Use 克

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 克 works in context.

Overcoming and Restraining

overcome/restrain/conquer

In verbs, 克 (kè) expresses overcoming difficulties, controlling oneself, or capturing a target.

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 克

HSK words that contain this character.

千克 • qiān kè • kilogram

HSK 3.0 · L4

qiān千

kè

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 克 is used in context

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

kè克

zhì制

zì自

Information

Pinyinkè

Meaninggram

Strokes7

Radical十

Traditional剋

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#705

Zhuyinㄎㄜˋ

UnicodeU+514B

CangjieJRHU

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古ancient

A person (儿) with a helmet (古) — to overcome or subdue, like a warrior conquering a challenge.

克服 • kè fú • overcome; conquer; endure • HSK 5

HSK 5

kè克

fú服

overcome; conquer; endure

克制 • kè zhì • to restrain • HSK 6

HSK 6

kè克

zhì制

to restrain

攻克 • gōng kè • capture; take • HSK 6

HSK 6

gōng攻

kè克

capture; take

Loanwords and Proper Nouns

loanword/noun

克 (kè) appears in borrowed words and fixed nouns, like 巧克力 (chocolate) and 麦克风 (microphone).

巧克力 • qiǎo kè lì • chocolate • HSK 4

HSK 4

qiǎo巧

kè克

lì力

chocolate

麦克风 • mài kè fēng • microphone • HSK 5

HSK 5

mài麦

kè克

fēng风

microphone

坦克 • tǎn kè • Tank (military vehicle) • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tǎn坦

kè克

Tank (military vehicle)

扑克 • pū kè • Poker (card game) • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pū扑

kè克

Poker (card game)

克

kilogram

休克 • xiū kè • Shock

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiū休

kè克

Shock

克隆 • kè lóng • Clone

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kè克

lóng隆

Clone

jǐ己

de的

fèn愤

nù怒

。

He tried hard to restrain his anger

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

kè克

fú服

suǒ所

yǒu有

kùn困

nán难

。

We must overcome all difficulties

zhè这

ge个

bāo包

guǒ裹

zhòng重

wǔ五

qiān千

kè克

。

This package weighs five kilograms

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

dà大

yuē约

zhòng重

liǎng两

bǎi百

kè克

。

This apple weighs about two hundred grams.

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