1. 可
  2. 憐

可

Previous (会)Next (也)
  • 30th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.37% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
可→
丁口
2Radical
可→
一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
可→
一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kě (ke3)can • may • able to • to approve • to permit • to suit • (particle used for emphasis) certainly • very
2. kè (ke4)see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 可 kě (ke3)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 可 kè (ke4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

可 also appears in:
何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺

Example Words

Common

可以 
可爱 (可愛)
可是 
可能 

Uncommon

可可西里 
可怕 
可耻 (可恥)
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
可笑 
可贵 (可貴)
可靠 
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
认可 (認可)

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憐

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Previous (猜)Next (惑)
  • 1597th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
憐→
忄粦
2Radical
憐→
忄heart米rice舛opposite
3Graphical
憐→
丨八一丨八丷夕一丨㇗丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lián (lian2)to pity

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

可怜 (可憐)

Uncommon

怜悯 (憐憫)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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