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。

to physically strike, hit, or assault someone

那几个人在巷子里把他给剋了。

to reprimand or criticize someone verbally

他因为考试没考好被爸爸给剋了一顿。