Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

可1 / 1
Character breakdownkě / overlaid / Meaning + sound
可
kě

Origin clue: vigorous

Strokes

Components

Meaning / base丁componentSound / overlaid口kǒumouth, opening
可kě
Structureoverlaid
Radical口mouth, opening
TypeMeaning + sound

How it works

可 is a meaning-sound compound. 丁 gives the meaning clue (vigorous), while 口 gives a clue to its pronunciation.

Common words 4

  • 可以 HSK 2kěyǐnot bad · OK
  • 可能 HSK 2kěnéngmaybe · perhaps · probably
  • 可爱 HSK 3kě’àilovely; adorable
  • 可乐 HSK 3kělècola, Coke