Meaning
gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome; subdue
Chinese: 克服、克制；也作重量单位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ke” becomes a different word in each tone. 克 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 千克qiān kèkilogram
- 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
- 巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate
- 麦克风mài kè fēng(loanword) microphone
- 攻克gōng kèto capture; to take; to overcome; to solve
Example Sentence
请给我两百克糖。Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng bǎi kè táng.Please give me two hundred grams of sugar.
请Qǐngto ask给gěito我wǒI两liǎngtwo百克bǎi kèhectogram糖tángsugar。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
It means ‘to overcome, conquer, subdue; to restrain; to be able to’ (克服, 攻克); it is also the unit ‘gram’ (千克), and transliterates the ‘-k-’ sound (克隆 clone).
A way to remember it
To overcome / restrain; also the unit ‘gram’.