咳 (ké): To cough — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 咳

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 咳

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

咳

口mouth

亥12th earthly branch

咳=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 咳

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5.

How to Use 咳

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

Single HSK word

咳 appears in the HSK word 咳嗽, meaning "cough".

HSK 4

6.

Example Sentences

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

tā他

gǎn感

mào冒

le了

，

yì一

zhí

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口mouth

+亥12th earthly branch

The mouth (口) makes a sound like a child (亥) coughing — to cough or clear the throat.

ké咳

sou嗽

cough

直

ké咳

sou嗽

bù不

tíng停

。

He has a cold and keeps coughing.

tā他

gǎn感

mào冒

le了

，

yī一

zhí直

zài在

hāi咳

。

He has a cold and keeps coughing.

gān干

ké咳

kě可

néng能

shì是

guò过

mǐn敏

yǐn引

qǐ起

de的

。

A dry cough may be caused by allergies.

zhè这

zhǒng种

yào药

kě可

yǐ以

kuài快

sù速

zhǐ止

ké咳

。

This medicine can quickly stop coughing.

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