珂 (kē): jade-like stone
珂 (kē) is a Chinese character meaning “jade-like stone.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (structural) and 可 (structural). It ranks #4053 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 珂 possibly 可 jade 王; 可 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).
Definitions
- jade-like stone
Etymology & Origin
ideographicPossibly 可 jade 王; 可 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰王可 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珂罗版noun | kē luó bǎn | collotype (printing) (loanword) |
| 爱罗先珂 | ài luó xiān kē | Vasili Eroshenko (1890-1952), Russian writer and poet who wrote in Esperanto and Japanese |
珂 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
主办方供图 其中,编剧张珂剖析了行业现状,并分享了应对方法。
zhǔ bàn fāng gōng tú qí zhōng , biān jù zhāng kē pōu xī le xíng yè xiàn zhuàng , bìng fēn xiǎng le yīng duì fāng fǎ .
Photo courtesy of the organizer. During the event, screenwriter Zhang Ke analyzed the current state of the industry and shared strategies for addressing it.
薛珂介绍,在注射时,如果无菌操作不规范,细菌、真菌等微生物可能进入皮肤,引发感染。
xuē kē jiè shào , zài zhù shè shí , rú guǒ wú jūn cāo zuò bù guī fàn , xì jūn , zhēn jūn děng wēi shēng wù kě néng jìn rù pí fū , yǐn fā gǎn rǎn .
Xue Ke explained that if aseptic techniques are not followed properly during an injection, microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi may enter the skin and cause an infection.
牛街庄是昆明远近闻名的“滇剧窝子”,26岁的张珂成长在这里。
niú jiē zhuāng shì kūn míng yuǎn jìn wén míng de diān jù wō zǐ , 2 6 suì de zhāng kē chéng cháng zài zhè lǐ .
Niujiezhuang is a well-known “hotbed of Yunnan Opera” both near and far from Kunming, and 26-year-old Zhang Ke grew up there.
去哪儿大数据研究院研究员 石珂:从机票预订量来看,欧洲长线客源增幅显着。
qù nǎ ér dà shǔ jù yán jiū yuàn yán jiū yuán shí kē : cóng jī piào yù dìng liàng lái kàn , ōu zhōu cháng xiàn kè yuán zēng fú xiǎn zhe .
Shi Ke, Researcher at Qunar Big Data Research Institute: Judging by flight booking volumes, there has been a significant increase in long-haul travelers from Europe.
Character Family
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