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克 - kè

gram; overcome; transliteration

gram; overcome; transliteration

How to read 克

Click 克 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishgram; overcome; transliteration
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

克俭 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 克制. Please read 克勒 one more time.

Common words with this character

thrifty; frugal
to restrain; to control; restraint
Keller or Köhler; Horst Köhler , German economist and CDU politician, head of the IMF 2000-2004, president of Germany 2004-2010
abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4] Croatia

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 克 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 克俭 and 克制 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 克.