kěn = k + (e)n3
old variant of 肯[ken3]
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kěn = k + (e)n3
to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing
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kěn = k + (e)n3
to agree; to consent / to be willing to
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How to pronounce 肯

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

肯 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
to stop / to prohibit / until / only
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Characters with 肯 as component

kěn = k + (e)n3
to gnaw / to nibble / to bite
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kèn = k + (e)n4
to push down / to make things difficult / to take by force
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Words with 肯

to be certain / to be positive / assuredly / definitely / to give recognition / to affirm / affirmative (answer)
Lincoln (name) / Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865 / Lincoln, US car make
Kennedy (name) / J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), US Democrat politician, president 1961-1963

Sentences with 肯

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