柯

surname Ke

tree branch / stem / ax handle

(literary) branch; stem; stalk / (literary) ax handle

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

(botany) coca (source of cocaine)

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker

Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher (Tw)

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

lit. a dream of Nanke / fig. dreams of grandeur

coca plant (source of cocaine)

cocaine (loanword) / also written 可卡因[ke3 ka3 yin1]

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker

Škoda, Czech Republic car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group

Eastman Kodak Company (US film company)