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科 (kē): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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Animated Stroke Order 科

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 科

科 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

科

禾hé · grain

科=

4.

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5.

How to Use 科

Science and technology

Words where 科 refers to science or scientific research.

科学 • kē xué • science • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 科

本科 • běn kē • undergraduate course; regular college course

HSK 5

běn本

kē

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

dà大

xué学

lǐ里

xuǎn选

zé

Information

Pinyinkē

Meaningbranch of study, department

Strokes9

Radical禾

Traditional科

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#950

Zhuyinㄎㄜ

UnicodeU+79D1

CangjieHDYJ

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禾hé · grain

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

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)

择

le了

lǐ理

kē科

。

He chose the science department at university.

wài外

kē科

yī医

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

yòng用

kě可

xī吸

shōu收

xiàn线

wèi为

huàn患

zhě者

féng缝

hé合

fù腹

qiāng腔

。

The surgeon is suturing the patient's abdominal cavity with absorbable thread.

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

wǒ我

ā阿

yí姨

shì是

yí一

wèi位

jīng经

yàn验

fēng丰

fù富

de的

ér儿

kē科

yī医

shēng生

。

My auntie is an experienced pediatrician.

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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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ke".

颗kēgrain; [measure word for anything small and roundish]
壳késhell, hard outer covering
瞌kēdoze off; sleepy
嗑kèto crack with teeth; to take drugs
蝌kētadpole
柯kēaxe-handle; stalk, bough; surname

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "禾".

稣sūrevive, to rise again; collect
秸jiēstalks of millet, corn
稗bàidarnels, weeds, tares small
穆mùsolemn, respectful; a surname
稿gǎodraft, manuscript, straw
称chēngfit; match; to name

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