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= k + e4
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia
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= k + e4
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
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= k + e4
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
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= k + e4
variant of 克[ke4] / to subdue / to overthrow / to restrain
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= k + e4
variant of 剋|克[ke4]
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How to pronounce 克

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
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

克 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
rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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= gu + Ø3
surname Gu
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= gu + Ø3
ancient / old / paleo-
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Characters with 克 as component

kilogram (old) (single-character equivalent of 千克[qian1 ke4])
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decigram (old) / single-character equivalent of 分克[fen1 ke4]
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decigram (old) (single-character equivalent of 分克[fen1 ke4])
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Words with 克

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microphone (loanword)
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Sentences with 克

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