可 kě
可 (kě) is a Chinese character with 5 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.
Meaning
可 means can / may in English.
| English | can / may |
|---|---|
| Spanish | poder |
| Portuguese | poder |
| French | pouvoir |
| German | können |
| Italian | potere |
| Russian | мочь |
| Arabic | يمكن |
| Hindi | सकना |
| Indonesian | bisa |
| Vietnamese | có thể |
| Japanese | できる |
| Korean | 가능하다 |
Stroke order
Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 可 loaded.
Words containing 可
- 可以吗？ kěyǐ ma? — is that okay?
- 我可以坐这儿吗？ wǒ kěyǐ zuò zhèr ma? — may I sit here?
- 真可惜 zhēn kěxī — what a pity
Characters at the same level
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