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The Chinese word ke - 可 - kĕ
(can in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

kĕ

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English translations

can, could, may, approve, but,
permit

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 可 ( kĕ ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( ke / kĕ ) with pronunciation (English translation: can )
The traditional Chinese characters of kĕ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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Character complexity
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可 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

possibility  |  feasible
可 ( ke / kĕ ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 47)
Chinese example words containing the character 可 ( ke / kĕ )
不可思议 ( bù kĕ sīyì = unbelievable ), 不可 ( bùkĕ = can not ), 可爱 ( kĕài = lovely ), 可见 ( kĕjiàn = this shows ), 可乐 ( kĕlè = cola ), 可怜 ( kĕlián = pitiful ), 可能 ( kĕnéng = may ), 可是 ( kĕshì = but ), 可惜 ( kĕxī = unfortunately ), 可笑 ( kĕxiào = ridiculous ), 可以 ( kĕyĭ = can )
Other characters that are pronounced kĕ in Chinese
渴 (thirst)
More words that mean can in Chinese
kĕyĭ ( 可以 ), néng ( 能 ), nénggòu ( 能够 )

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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.

 
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