可
kěkè HSK2

able to

可 kě frequency
can auxiliary
can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to

我没有什么可失去的。

wǒ méi​yǒu shén​me kě shī​qù de.

I've got nothing to lose.

我们知道你有故事可讲了。

wǒ​men zhī​dao nǐ yǒu gù​shi kě jiǎng le.

We know you have a story to tell.

worth adjectiveauxiliary
worth; worthy of; used as a prefix to mean "-able" or "-worthy"

他的沉默，是可理解的。

tā de chén​mò, shì kě lǐ​jiě de.

His silence is understandable.

你是可替代的。

nǐ shì kě tì​dài de.

You are replaceable.

actually adverb
(adverb) used to emphasize a contrast with expectations, often meaning actually, on the contrary, or after all

我们可没有枪。

wǒ​men kě méi​yǒu qiāng.

We haven't any guns.

他可接受不了这个结果。

tā kě jiē​shòu bù liǎo zhè​ge jié​guǒ.

He could not accept this outcome.

[emphasis] adverb
Used to emphasize a point, express a strong contrast to expectation, or add force to a question or command; often used with 了 le, 呢 ne, or 啦 la at the end of the sentence.

你可没和我说过她这么漂亮。

nǐ kě méi hé wǒ shuō guo tā zhè​me piào​liang.

You didn't tell me she was so beautiful.

我想我们可等不了那么久了。

wǒ xiǎng wǒ​men kě děng bù liǎo nà​me jiǔ le.

I don't think we can wait that long.

but conjunction
but; yet; however; abbreviated form of 可是 kě​shì

我觉得想哭，可哭不出来。

wǒ jué​de xiǎng kū, kě kū bu chū​lai.

I feel like crying, but I can't.

我没有眼睛，可我看得见。

wǒ méi​yǒu yǎn​jing, kě wǒ kàn de jiàn.

I don’t have eyes, but I can see.

to approve nounadverb
to approve; to permit; to agree; to sanction
[question emphasis] adverbparticle
used in rhetorical questions for emphasis or to express doubt

有什么可紧张的？

yǒu shén​me kě jǐn​zhāng de?

What is there to be nervous about?

to suit
to suit; to fit; to match
approximately
(literary) about; approximately; used before a number to indicate an estimate
surname
a Chinese surname
entire
(literary) entire; full; throughout; to the full extent of
to recover
(literary) to recover from an illness; to be cured
可 kè
[bound form]
(bound form) specifically used in the title 可汗 kè​hán

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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
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)