克
kèKè HSK2

subdue

克 kè frequency
subdue verb
to subdue, restrain, or overcome

中国古代哲学认为五行中水能克火。

Zhōng​guó gǔ​dài zhé​xué rèn​wéi wǔ​xíng zhōng shuǐ néng kè huǒ.

Ancient Chinese philosophy holds that in the Five Elements, water overcomes fire.

gram measure word
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

这枚金戒指重五克。

zhè méi jīn jiè​zhi zhòng wǔ kè.

This gold ring weighs five grams.

Tibetan unit noun
a traditional Tibetan unit of land area, approximately 6 ares

西藏各地的克的大小并不完全统一。

Xī​zàng gè dì de kè de dà​xiǎo bìng bù wán​quán tǒng​yī.

The size of the 'ke' (a traditional unit of measurement) is not uniform across Tibet.

be able to expression
to be able to

他一辈子勤劳奋斗，终于克尽职守地完成了工作。

tā yī​bèi​zi qín​láo fèn​dòu, zhōng​yú kè jìn​zhí​shǒu de wán​chéng le gōng​zuò.

He worked hard all his life and fulfilled his duties with total devotion.

克 (剋) kè
overthrow verb
to defeat an enemy or capture a fortified position by force

我军势如破竹，连克敌军数座重镇。

wǒ jūn shì​rú​pò​zhú, lián kè dí​jūn shù zuò zhòng​zhèn.

Our army advanced irresistibly, capturing several of the enemy's key strategic towns.

subdue verb
to conquer, overcome, or get the better of a challenge or opponent

他下定决心，终于克掉了爱迟到的坏毛病。

tā xià​dìng jué​xīn, zhōng​yú kè diào le ài chí​dào de huài​máo​bìng.

He made up his mind and finally broke his bad habit of being late.

restrain idiom
to curb, control, or exercise self-discipline over impulses or emotions

他在利益面前能做到克己守法，实属不易。

tā zài lì​yì miàn​qián néng zuò​dào kè​jǐ​shǒu​fǎ, shí​shǔ bù​yì.

It is not easy for him to practice self-restraint and remain law-abiding when faced with personal gain.

克 Kè
Croatia abbreviation
abbreviation for the country Croatia (克罗地亚 Kè​luó​dì​yà or 克罗埃西亚 Kè​luó'āi​xī​yà)

中克两国签署了多项合作协议。

Zhōng Kè liǎng guó qiān​shǔ le duō xiàng hé​zuò xié​yì.

China and Croatia have signed several cooperation agreements.

克 (剋) Kè
Ke proper name
Ke (c. 2000 BC), the seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors (炎帝 Yán​dì), descended from Shennong (the Farmer God)

传说中克曾教导远古时期的百姓们进行耕种。

chuán​shuō zhōng Kè céng jiào​dǎo yuǎn​gǔ shí​qī de bǎi​xìng men jìn​xíng gēng​zhòng.

Legend has it that Ke taught the ancient people how to farm.

Frequency
Character
Written text
262nd most common 858.1 per million
Movie subtitles
157th most common 1145.6 per million appears in 68% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
123.0 per million appears in 20% of films
Written text
172.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
剋
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+514B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)