Definition
克 (kè) is a classifier (measure word) for weight, meaning 'gram'. It is also a traditional Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares. This usage is separate from the verb 克服 (kèfú) 'to overcome'.
classifier
gram (unit of weight)Tibetan unit of land area (about 6 ares)
Easily confused
- 充chōnglook-aliketo fill; to charge (a battery)
- 可kěsound-alike(adverb) used for emphasis: really, certainly, very
- 先xiānlook-alikefirst, in advance, before others
- 颗kēsound-alike(classifier) for small roundish objects such as pearls, grains, teeth, hearts, stars, satellites
- 兑duìlook-aliketo exchange, to convert, to redeem (currency, checks, points)
- 课kèsound-alikeclass; lesson; subject; course
- 兜dōulook-alike(noun) pocket; small bag (as in clothing or accessories)
- 科kēsound-alike(noun) subject, discipline, field of study
- 棵kēsound-alike(classifier) for trees, cabbages, plants, and other growing vegetation
- 刻kèsound-alike(classifier) quarter (of an hour); a short moment
Examples
- 克。Zhège píngguǒ zhòng èrbǎi kè.This apple weighs 200 grams.
- 克。Yīshēng ràng wǒ měitiān chī sān kè yào.The doctor told me to take three grams of medicine every day.
- 克？Yí kè yán yǒu duōshǎo?How much is one gram of salt?
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