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Chinese Characters Pronounced "ke" (Pinyin)

13 characters found

Pronunciation Guide: The sound "ke" is a Mandarin syllable.

First Tone (ā)

clod of earth; lump of soil

kē

棵

a measure word for plants

to knock; to bump against something hard

branch of study, department

harsh, severe, exacting

a small round particle or grain

Second Tone (á)

shell, hard outer covering

Third Tone (ǎ)

can, may; to approve, to permit

Fourth Tone (à)

to overcome; to be able to; gram

to carve, engrave, or cut into a hard surface

guest, visitor, traveler

lesson; subject of study; to levy

Common Words

上课

shang ke

attend class

乘客

cheng ke

Passenger

克制

ke zhi

Restrain

克服

ke fu

Overcome

刻苦

ke ku

hardworking

千克

qian ke

Kilogram

口渴

kou ke

thirsty

可以

ke yi

can, may

可爱

ke ai

cute, lovely

可能

ke neng

possible, maybe

坎坷

kan ke

Bumpy road, metaphor for life difficulties

坷坎

ke kan

Uneven road, metaphor for difficult situation

坷垃

ke la

Clod of earth, small soil lump

外壳

wai ke

Outer shell

客人

ke ren

Guest

客气

ke qi

Polite

渴望

ke wang

to thirst for

磕头

ke tou

Kowtow, a traditional gesture of respect or apology

磕碰

ke peng

Slight collision or friction

磕绊

ke ban

Stumbling while walking or speaking haltingly