溘然 kèrán suddenly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 溘 kè suddenly (bound form) suddenly; abruptly; often used in literary contexts regarding death, as in 溘然 kèrán or 溘逝 kèshì然 rán adverbadjective [state] Used as a suffix after an adjective or adverb to describe a state or manner, similar to the English suffix "-ly".