剋
kèKèkēi HSK2

to beat

克 (剋) kè frequency
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 (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.

剋 kēi
beat
to physically strike, hit, or assault someone
scold
to reprimand or criticize someone verbally

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 5
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Simplified
克
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+524B

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