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1.

Animated Stroke Order 科

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How to write 科 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 科

科 stroke order diagram

3.

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科

科=

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5.

How to Use 科

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

Science and technology

Words where 科 refers to science or scientific research.

科学 • kē xué • science • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 科

HSK words that contain this character.

本科 • běn kē • undergraduate course; regular college course

HSK 5

běn本

7.

Example Sentences

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

Tā他

zài在

dà大

xué学

lǐ里

xuǎn选

Information

Pinyinkē

Meaningbranch of study

Strokes9

Radical禾

Traditional科

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#950

Zhuyinㄎㄜ

UnicodeU+79D1

CangjieHDYJ

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禾grain

Measuring grain (禾) by volume (斗) — originally meaning 'to measure', later extended to 'category' or 'science'.

kē科

xué学

science

科技 • kē jì • science and technology • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

kē科

jì技

science and technology

科研 • kē yán • (scientific) research • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

kē科

yán研

(scientific) research

Medical departments

Words where 科 denotes a branch of medicine.

内科 • nèi kē • internal medicine • HSK 5

HSK 5

nèi内

kē科

internal medicine

外科 • wài kē • surgery (branch of medicine) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

wài外

kē科

surgery (branch of medicine)

儿科 • ér kē • pediatrics • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

ér儿

kē科

pediatrics

kē

科

undergraduate course; regular college course

学科 • xué kē • subject

HSK 3.0 · L5

xué学

kē科

subject

高科技 • gāo kē jì • high tech; high technology

HSK 3.0 · L5

gāo高

kē科

jì技

high tech; high technology

专科 • zhuān kē • vocational college; specialized training program

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhuān专

kē科

vocational college; specialized training program

文科 • wén kē • liberal arts

HSK 3.0 · L6

wén文

kē科

liberal arts

理科 • lǐ kē • the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科)

HSK 3.0 · L6

lǐ理

kē科

the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科)

zé

择

le了

lǐ理

kē科

。

He chose the science department at university.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

xiāng相

xìn信

kē科

xué学

，

fǎn反

duì对

mí迷

xìn信

。

We should believe in science and oppose superstition

shù数

xué学

shì是

wǒ我

zuì最

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

kē科

mù目

。

Mathematics is my favorite subject.

xiàn现

dài代

kē科

jì技

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

wǒ我

men们

de的

shēng生

huó活

fāng方

shì式

。

Modern technology has changed our way of life

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Characters with radical "禾".

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