5 strokes
5 画
kǒu
mouth
- (used to strengthen the tone)
- but; yet
- may; can
kě-ài
可爱
adj.
lovely; lovable; cute
kě-bēi
可悲
adj.
sad; lamentable
kě-guān
可观
considerable; impressive
kě-guì
可贵
adj.
valuable; commendable
kě-jiàn
可见
conj.
it is thus clear that; evidently
kě-kǒu
可口
adj.
tasty; delicious; palatable
kě-lián
可怜
adj.
maybe; probably; possible; probable
kě-néng
可能
adj./adv./n.
possible / maybe / possibility
kě-shì
可是
conj.
but; yet; however
kě-xī
可惜
adv. / adj.
regrettable / regrettably
kě-xiào
可笑
adj.
ridiculous; funny
kě-yǐ
可以
aux v. / adj.
can; may / not bad; awful
kě-wàng-ér-bù-kě-jí
可望而不可即
beyond one’s reach; reach; unattainable
mó-líng-liǎng-kě
模棱两可
in an ambiguous way equivocal
Usage 用法
(used to strengthen the tone)
Zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòng-yào, nǐ kě bié wàng-jì a.
这件事很重要，你可别忘记啊。
This matter is very important, so don’t forget it!
but; yet
Wǒ gào-su tā nà-lǐ hěn wēi-xiǎn, kě tā hái-shì jiān-chí yào qù.
我告诉他那里很危险，可他还是坚持要去。
I told him that it was very dangerous there, but he still insisted on going.
may; can
Zhè cì huó-dòng bú shì hěn zhòng-yào, kě cān-jiā kě bù cān-jiā.
这次活动不是很重要，可参加可不参加。
This activity is not that important, so you can either attend or not.
