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可 kě — “can; (but)”
How to write and say the Chinese character 可 (kě), which means can; (but) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Can & must.
Pinyin · 拼音 kě
Meaning · 意思 can; (but)
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
可 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A mouth 口 saying yes — can do! You'll find it doubled in 哥 (big brother).
A common word常用词
可是
but
Example sentence例句
外面冷，可是很好玩。
It's cold outside, but such fun.
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