珂 meaning and stroke order
An inferior kind of jade
How to write 珂, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 珂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- jade-like stone
How 珂 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Possibly 可 jade 王; 可 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 王 (king), shared by 104 characters on this site.
How to remember 珂
On the left is 王, which as a radical means jade, and on the right is 可 (kě), which gives the sound. Think of it as a stone that is only "passable" (可) as jade, which fits its meaning of an inferior jade-like stone.
珂 is rare in everyday speech and mostly appears in names, especially given names, and in literary or classical texts. Example: 她叫李珂。(Tā jiào Lǐ Kē.) Her name is Li Ke.
Common mistake: Learners often read 珂 with the third tone like 可 (kě), but 珂 is first tone, kē. Also do not confuse it with 坷 (kě), which has the earth radical 土 and appears in 坎坷 (kǎnkě), meaning bumpy or full of hardship.
Questions about 珂
How many strokes are in 珂?
珂 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 珂 mean?
珂 (kē) means an inferior kind of jade.
How do you pronounce 珂?
珂 is pronounced kē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 珂?
The radical of 珂 is 王, which carries the idea of "king". Dictionaries list 珂 under this radical.
Why does 珂 have 王 if it has nothing to do with a king?
When 王 appears on the left side of a character, it usually stands for jade (玉), not king. You can see the same thing in 珠 (zhū, pearl) and 玩 (wán, to play, originally to toy with jade).
Is 珂 used in any common words?
It has few common words today. You will mostly meet it in personal names, and in transliterations such as 珂罗版 (kēluóbǎn, collotype printing).