verb, expression · to subdue, restrain, or overcome

中国古代哲学认为五行中水能克火。

measure word, proper name · a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

这枚金戒指重五克。

noun, punctuation · 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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。