克 kè — gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome; subdue
请给我两百克糖。Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng bǎi kè táng.Please give me two hundred grams of sugar.
Common words: 千克 (qiān kè)、克服 (kè fú)、巧克力 (qiǎo kè lì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "subdue"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "subdue", including 克 (kè), 克 (kè). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "subdue" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 克 (kè), 克 (kè) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading kè, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 克 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 克 kègram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome; subdueUseful words: 千克, 克服
- 克 kègram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome; subdueUseful words: 千克, 克服
Common words for these 2 "subdue" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 克 (kè) — so "subdue" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "subdue".
克 kè — gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome; subdue
请给我两百克糖。Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng bǎi kè táng.Please give me two hundred grams of sugar.
Common words: 千克 (qiān kè)、克服 (kè fú)、巧克力 (qiǎo kè lì)
All 2 characters
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