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可
Trad. 可
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 丁口
口 + 丁
Prononciation
Mandarin kě; kè
Entry Methods
Pinyin ke3; ke4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 MNR
一弓口
Sijiao 1062.0
Wubi SKD
CNS 11643 1-462B
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+53EF
GB2312 BFC9
BIG5 A569
Results for 可
可 kě can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very
可 kè used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
Results beginning with 可
可以 kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
可能 kě néng might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4]
可是 kě shì but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
可爱 kě ài adorable / cute / lovely
可惜 kě xī it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
可怜 kě lián pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
可见 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
可用 kě yòng serviceable
可怕 kě pà awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
可靠 kě kào reliable
可谓 kě wèi it could even be said
可达 kě dá can reach / can get as high as / up to
可不 kě bu see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]
可选 kě xuǎn available / optional
可就 kě jiù certainly
可笑 kě xiào funny / ridiculous
可乐 kě lè amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
可恶 kě wù repulsive / vile / hateful / abominable
可否 kě fǒu is it possible or not?
可行 kě xíng feasible
可知 kě zhī evidently / clearly / no wonder / knowable
可疑 kě yí suspicious / dubious
可观 kě guān considerable / impressive / significant
可作 kě zuò can be used for
可言 kě yán it may be said
可口 kě kǒu tasty / to taste good
可悲 kě bēi lamentable
可调 kě tiáo adjustable
可望 kě wàng can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)
可人 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person
可可 kě kě cocoa (loanword)
可比 kě bǐ comparable
可喜 kě xǐ making one happy / gratifying / heartening
可好 kě hǎo good or not? / luckily / fortuitously
可信 kě xìn trustworthy
可贵 kě guì to be treasured / praiseworthy
可耻 kě chǐ shameful / disgraceful / ignominious
可变 kě biàn variable
可看 kě kàn worth seeing
可恨 kě hèn hateful
可取 kě qǔ acceptable / desirable / worth having
可敬 kě jìng venerable
可亲 kě qīn kindly / nice / amiable
可心 kě xīn satisfying / to one's liking / to suit sb
可汗 kè hán khan (loanword)
可叹 kě tàn lamentable / sad(ly)
可气 kě qì annoying / irritating / exasperating
可燃 kě rán inflammable
可嘉 kě jiā laudable
可吃 kě chī edible
可采 kě cǎi (mining) recoverable / workable
可逆 kě nì reversible / (math.) invertible
可食 kě shí edible
可掬 kě jū conspicuous / plain to see
可数 kě shǔ countable / denumerable
可憎 kě zēng disgusting
可畏 kě wèi dreadful / formidable
可巧 kě qiǎo by happy coincidence
可鄙 kě bǐ base / mean / despicable
可恼 kě nǎo aggravating / irritating
可哀 kě āi miserably
可蠢 kě chǔn (dialect) unbearable / embarrassing
可导 kě dǎo differentiable (calculus)
可动 kě dòng movable
可读 kě dú enjoyable to read / worth reading / readable / able to be read / legible / readable
可儿 kě ér a person after one's heart (charming person) / capable person
可分 kě fēn can be divided (into parts) / one can distinguish (several types)
可怪 kě guài strange / curious / surprising
可加 kě jiā (botany) coca (loanword)
可解 kě jiě soluble (i.e. can be solved)
可劲 kě jìn vigorously / to the utmost / to the best of one's ability
可惊 kě jīng astonishing
可决 kě jué to adopt / to pass / to vote approval (of a law etc)
可堪 kě kān how can one endure? / to be able to endure
可虑 kě lu:4 worrisome
可念 kě niàn pitiable / likable / memorable
可欺 kě qī gullible / easily bullied / weak
可溶 kě róng soluble
可塞 kě sài xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)
可身 kě shēn to fit well (clothes)
可恃 kě shì reliable
可颂 kě sòng croissant (loanword)
可体 kě tǐ well-fitting (of clothes)
可通 kě tōng passable / possible to reach
可微 kě wēi differentiable (math.)
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可能性 kě néng xìng possibility / probability
可持续 kě chí xù sustainable
可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is / exactly!
可靠性 kě kào xìng reliability
可行性 kě xíng xìng feasibility
可执行 kě zhí xíng executable (computing)
可视化 kě shì huà visualization
可编程 kě biān chéng programmable
可信度 kě xìn dù degree of credibility / reliability
可得到 kě dé dào available
可再生 kě zài shēng renewable (resource)
可比性 kě bǐ xìng comparability
可读性 kě dú xìng readability
可塑性 kě sù xìng plasticity
可转债 kě zhuǎn zhài convertible debt / convertible bond
可控硅 kě kòng guī (electronics) silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) / thyristor
可溶性 kě róng xìng solubility
可见光 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum
可怜虫 kě lián chóng pitiful creature / wretch
可卡因 kě kǎ yīn cocaine (loanword)
可回收 kě huí shōu recyclable
可信任 kě xìn rèn trusty
可燃性 kě rán xìng flammable / flammability
可逆性 kě nì xìng reversibility
可耕地 kě gēng dì cultivable
可压缩 kě yā suō compressible
可兰经 Kě lán jīng Quran (Islamic scripture)
可待因 kě dài yīn codeine (loanword)
可燃冰 kě rán bīng clathrate hydrates
可调凳  adjustable stool
可用的  expendable
可行化  viabilization
可施性  opposability
可加性  additivity
可采性 kě cǎi xìng (law) admissibility (of evidence in court)
可擦写 kě cā xiě erasable
可懂度 kě dǒng dù intelligibility
可劲儿 kě jìn r erhua variant of 可勁|可劲[ke3 jin4]
可决率 kě jué lu:4 proportion needed to approve a decision
可决票 kě jué piào affirmative vote
可可米 Kě kě mǐ Cocoa Krispies
可乐定 kě lè dìng clonidine (drug) (loanword)
可怜见 kě lián jiàn (coll.) pitiable / to have pity on sb
可丽饼 kě lì bǐng crêpe (loanword)
可裂变 kě liè biàn fissile
可丽露 kě lì lù canelé / (a French pastry) (Tw)
可伦坡 Kě lún pō Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka (Tw)
可卖品 kě mài pǐn tradables
可容忍 kě róng rěn tolerable
可数集 kě shǔ jí countable set (math.) / denumerable set
可数性 kě shù xìng countability
可通约 kě tōng yuē commensurable / having a common measure
可想像 kě xiǎng xiàng conceivable
可携性 kě xié xìng portability
可寻址 kě xún zhǐ addressable (computing) / accessible via an address
可移植 kě yí zhí portable (programming language)
可用水 kě yòng shuǐ available water
可知论 kě zhī lùn gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable
可转让 kě zhuǎn ràng transferable / negotiable
可尊敬 kě zūn jìng respectable
可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...
可口可乐 Kě kǒu kě lè Coca-Cola
可有可无 kě yǒu kě wú not essential / dispensable
可视电话 kě shì diàn huà videophone
可圈可点 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise
Approximate Results for 可
不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not
即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
许可 xǔ kě to allow / to permit
认可 rèn kě to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK
均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
无可 wú kě can't
宁可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
皆可 jiē kě both OK / all acceptable
尚可 shàng kě not bad / satisfactory
小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
麦可 Mài kě Mike (name)
未可 wèi kě cannot
安可 ān kě encore (loanword)
猛可 měng kě suddenly / in an instant
贝可  becquerel
慧可 huì kě Huike
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不可能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able
许可证 xǔ kě zhèng license / authorization / permit
有可能 yǒu kě néng possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
不可以 bù kě yǐ may not
尽可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to do one's utmost
小可爱 xiǎo kě ài cutie / sweetie / (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
不可靠 bù kě kào unreliable
装可爱 zhuāng kě ài to act cute / putting on adorable airs / to pretend to be lovely
洛可可 luò kě kě rococo (loanword) / very ornate
马可尼 Mǎ kě ní Marconi, UK electronics company
不可数 bù kě shǔ uncountable
万艾可 Wàn ài kě Viagra
竺可桢 Zhú Kě zhēn Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
血可可  blood cocoa / conflict chocolate
爱可信 ài kě xìn Access
宝可梦 Bǎo kě mèng Pokémon
不可避 bù kě bì unavoidable
不可导 bù kě dǎo not differentiable (function in calculus)
不可解 bù kě jiě insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
不可逆 bù kě nì irreversible
不可少 bù kě shǎo indispensable / essential
陈可雄 Chén Kě xióng Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist
创可贴 chuāng kě tiē band-aid / sticking plaster
得可以 de kě yǐ (coll.) very / awfully
迪斯可 dí sī kě disco (loanword) (Tw)
快可立 Kuài kě lì Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise
立可白 lì kě bái correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)
满地可 Mǎn dì kě Montreal (chiefly used in Hong Kong and the Chinese community in Canada) (from Cantonese 滿地可|满地可 / Mun5 dei6 ho2)
氢可酮 qīng kě tóng hydrocarbon
司可福 sī kě fú Cyrus
速可达 sù kě dá scooter (loanword)
塔可钟 tǎ kě zhōng Taco
d-可卡因  d-cocaine (dextro-isomer of cocaine)
不可思议 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable
无可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn unavoidably
由此可见 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that...
必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
不可或缺 bù kě huò quē necessary / must have
不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare
不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless
忍无可忍 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw
切实可行 qiè shí kě xíng feasible
深不可测 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom) / unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict
不可一世 bù kě yī shì to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant
无可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1]
百事可乐 Bǎi shì Kě lè Pepsi
非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter
难能可贵 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable
不置可否 bù zhì kě fǒu decline to comment / not express an opinion / be noncommittal / hedge
无家可归 wú jiā kě guī homeless
无懈可击 wú xiè kě jī (idiom) impossible to fault / impeccable
不可开交 bù kě kāi jiāo to be awfully (busy etc)
炙手可热 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor)
功不可没 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
机不可失 jī bù kě shī No time to lose! (idiom)
屈指可数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few
不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì unpredictable eventuality / unpreventable / unavoidable / impossible to overcome / nothing can be done about it / act of God / force majeure
不可告人 bù kě gào rén hidden / kept secret / not to be divulged
指日可待 zhǐ rì kě dài imminent / just around the corner (idiom)
不可分割 bù kě fēn gē inalienable / unalienable / inseparable / indivisible
无计可施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom) / at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless
缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either
势不可挡 shì bù kě dǎng see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1]
不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù to be impervious to reason (idiom) / unreasonable
无可救药 wú kě jiù yào lit. no antidote is possible (idiom) / incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption
怒不可遏 nù bù kě è unable to restrain one's anger (idiom) / in a towering rage
和蔼可亲 hé ǎi kě qīn affable / genial
岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom) / approaching a crisis
适可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear
有利可图 yǒu lì kě tú profitable
大有可为 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing
不可磨灭 bù kě mó miè indelible
高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān too high to reach (idiom) / eminent and unapproachable
模棱两可 mó léng liǎng kě equivocal / ambiguous
不可救药 bù kě jiù yào incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
不可逾越 bù kě yú yuè impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
无可非议 wú kě fēi yì irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all
乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
坚不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
无路可逃 wú lù kě táo no way out / nowhere to go / trapped beyond hope of rescue / painted into a corner
无可置疑 wú kě zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom)
后生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time
门可罗雀 mén kě luó què you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / completely deserted
不可胜数 bù kě shèng shǔ countless / innumerable
锐不可当 ruì bù kě dāng unstoppable / hard to hold back
奇货可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering
人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
不可名状 bù kě míng zhuàng indescribable / beyond description
愚不可及 yú bù kě jí impossibly stupid
臭不可闻 chòu bù kě wén unbearable stink / fig. notorious
极有可能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible / probable
莫可名状 mò kě míng zhuàng indescribable (joy) / inexpressible (pleasure)
不可知论 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
不可端倪 bù kě duān ní impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue
不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ innumerable (idiom)
不可胜言 bù kě shèng yán inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
不可言喻 bù kě yán yù inexpressible (idiom)
不可终日 bù kě zhōng rì to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
触手可及 chù shǒu kě jí within reach
富可敌国 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy
急不可待 jí bù kě dài impatient / eager to / anxious to
乐不可支 lè bù kě zhī overjoyed (idiom) / as pleased as punch
寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
面目可憎 miàn mù kě zēng repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
妙不可言 miào bù kě yán too wonderful for words
莫可奈何 mò kě nài hé see 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
莫可指数 mò kě zhǐ shǔ countless / innumerable
钱可通神 qián kě tōng shén with money, you can do anything (idiom) / money talks
情不可却 qíng bù kě què unable to refuse because of affection
情有可原 qíng yǒu kě yuán pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
俗不可耐 sú bù kě nài intolerably vulgar
唾手可得 tuò shǒu kě dé easily obtained / readily available
无可奉告 wú kě fèng gào (idiom) "no comment"
无言可对 wú yán kě duì unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words
笑不可仰 xiào bù kě yǎng to double up with laughter (idiom)
秀色可餐 xiù sè kě cān a feast for the eyes (idiom) / (of women) gorgeous / graceful / (of scenery) beautiful
一蹴可几 yī cù kě jǐ to succeed at the first try (idiom) / easy as pie / one can do it at once
油光可鉴 yóu guāng kě jiàn lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom) / lustrous
余勇可贾 yú yǒng kě gǔ lit. spare valor for sale (idiom) / fig. after former successes, still ready for more work / not resting on one's laurels
泊车许可  parking permit
总可捕量  total allowable catch / entire allowable catch
发言许可  floor
逗留许可  stay permit
采矿许可  mining licence / mining lease
尼可吗啡  nicomorphine
奥米可戎 ào mǐ kě róng omicron (Greek letter Οο)
保留许可 bǎo liú xǔ kě retention license / retention permit
必不可缺 bì bù kě quē see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]
不可分离 bù kě fēn lí inseparable
不可估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure
不可抗拒 bù kě kàng jù act of God / force majeure (law) / irresistible (idiom)
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