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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

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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  • 212th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 1503 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǒu (kou3)mouth • classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) • classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǒu (kou3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:
使沿槿調鴿觿鷿箿笿

Example Words

Common

人口 
借口 
伤口 (傷口)
入口 
出口 
口味 
口水 
口渴 
口袋 
海口 
窗口 
胃口 
路口 
进口 (進口)
门口 (門口)
开口 (開口)

Uncommon

一口气 (一口氣)
三岔口 
两口子 (兩口子)
十字路口 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
口口声声 (口口聲聲)
口吃 
口吻 
口子 
口岸 
口感 
口才 
口是心非 
口服 
口气 (口氣)
口无遮拦 (口無遮攔)
口碑 
口福 
口红 (口紅)
口罩 
口腔 
口臭 
口舌 
口号 (口號)
口角 
口诀 (口訣)
口语 (口語)
口述 
口音 
口头 (口頭)
口头禅 (口頭禪)
口香糖 
可口 
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
大口 
岔口 
张口 (張口)
张家口 (張家口)
心口 
忌口 
户口 (戶口)
接口 
改口 
有口无心 (有口無心)
枪口 (槍口)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
档口 (檔口)
河口 
渡口 
港口 
满口 (滿口)
汉口 (漢口)
爽口 
牲口 
登机口 (登機口)
目瞪口呆 
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
粗口 
糊口 
绕口令 (繞口令)
缺口 
胸口 
脱口秀 (脫口秀)
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
苦口 
藉口 
虎口 
虹口区 (虹口區)
袖口 
亲口 (親口)
夸口 (誇口)
进出口 (進出口)
随口 (隨口)
顺口 (順口)
领口 (領口)
风口 (風口)

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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

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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  • 619th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 267 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Le4)surname Le
2. yuè (Yue4)surname Yue
3. (le4)happy • laugh • cheerful
4. yuè (yue4)music

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

快乐 (快樂)
乐园 (樂園)
音乐 (音樂)

Uncommon

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
享乐 (享樂)
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
可乐 (可樂)
吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂)
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
喜乐 (喜樂)
娱乐 (娛樂)
家乐福 (家樂福)
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
乐事 (樂事)
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
乐器 (樂器)
乐团 (樂團)
乐意 (樂意)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
乐观 (樂觀)
乐趣 (樂趣)
乐队 (樂隊)
欢乐 (歡樂)
玩乐 (玩樂)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
音乐会 (音樂會)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.