可
kěkè HSK2

able to

可 kě frequency
certainly adverb
a particle used for emphasis, often meaning 'indeed' or 'really'

你可算回来了！

nǐ kě suàn huí​lai le!

You're finally back!

can verb
to be able to; used as a prefix to form adjectives equivalent to the suffix -able

这里的泉水清澈甘甜，可直接饮用。

zhè​lǐ de quán​shuǐ qīng​chè gān​tián, kě zhí​jiē yǐn​yòng.

The spring water here is clear and sweet and can be drunk directly.

approve verb
to approve, permit, or to suit

这种做法万万不可。

zhè zhǒng zuò​fǎ wàn​wàn bù kě.

This practice is absolutely unacceptable.

but conjunction
conjunction meaning but or however

我想去，可我太忙了。

wǒ xiǎng qù, kě wǒ tài máng le.

I want to go, but I'm too busy.

可 kè
khan noun
used in the title 可汗 kè​hán (Khan)

在历史剧中，我们经常能看到可汗指挥军队的场景。

zài lì​shǐ​jù zhōng, wǒ​men jīng​cháng néng kàn​dào kè​hán zhǐ​huī jūn​duì de chǎng​jǐng.

In historical dramas, we often see scenes of the Khan commanding the army.

Frequency
Character
Written text
30th most common 3736.9 per million
Movie subtitles
36th most common 4540.2 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1374.9 per million appears in 95% of films
Written text
922.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+53EF

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