Memory phrase for the character: 可

可

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Meaning be possible, can, to approve, to permit

Pronunciation

kě

Explanation

Nail 丁 and opening 口

Mnemonic
 
The nail into the opening should be possible.

Radicals

可 be possible
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
丁 nail
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 Vocabulary

可是 kě shì  but; however
高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān  too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
可耻 kě chǐ  shameful; disgraceful; ignominious
可逆 kě nì  reversible
无可奈何 wú kě nài hé  have no way out; have no alternative
可怕 kě pà  awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
无可 wú kě  can't
不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn  unavoidably
可惜 kě xī  it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
可怜 kě lián  pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
由此可见 yóu cǐ kě jiàn  from this, it can be seen that...
由此可见 yóu cǐ kě jiàn  

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