Chinese Character 可 Meanings and components.

Form

可

Meaning

可 meaning[3] in English

Can.

May.

Able To.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 可 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are mouth (口) , and surname Ding (丁)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with MNR

How to write 可

To write可ke3can you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 丁ding1surname Ding arranged in a 吅 shape:

口 + 丁 = 可

可 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 可 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 可, looks as follow:

可
Pinyin:ke3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Can . May . Able To . To Approve . To Permit . To Suit . (Particle Used For Emphasis) Certainly . Very
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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