可
kě
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly
Other reading: kè
used in 可汗 kè hán
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Characters
Examples
牛可产奶。
Niú kě chǎn nǎi.
Cows give milk.
这可真好。
Zhè kě zhēn hǎo.
This is quite good.
我没书可读。
Wǒ méi shū kě dú.
I have no books to read.
Words with this character
可以 kě yǐ can可能 kě néng might可是 kě shì but可爱 kě ài adorable可怜 kě lián pitiful可怕 kě pà awful可惜 kě xī it is a pity可靠 kě kào reliable尽可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible不可思议 bù kě sī yì inconceivable许可 xǔ kě to allow认可 rèn kě to approve可笑 kě xiào funny可疑 kě yí suspicious可乐 kě lè amusing许可证 xǔ kě zhèng license可恶 kě wù repulsive可行 kě xíng feasible可悲 kě bēi lamentable宁可 nìng kě preferably即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以可不是 kě bu shì exactly!不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn inevitable