可 kě
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verb
can; may; permissible
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 可以 (CC-CEDICT '可'; Kroll 2015 '可' 1; Unihan '可'; XHZD '可' 7) -
conjunction
but
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 可是 (Guoyu '可' conj; Kroll 2015 '可' 4; XHZD '可' 5) -
adverb
such; so
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: For emphasis (CC-CEDICT '可'; XHZD '可' 6) -
adverb
able to; possibly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 能够 (CC-CEDICT '可'; Guoyu '可' adv 1; Unihan '可'; XHZD '可' 2) -
verb
to approve; to permit
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 认可 (Guoyu '可' v 1; XHZD '可' 1) -
verb
to be worth
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used before a verb (XHZD '可' 3) -
verb
to suit; to fit
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 适宜 (Guoyu '可' v 2; Kroll 2015 '可' 5a; XHZD '可' 4) -
noun
khan
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
Notes: Used by the Xianbei and Mongolians (Kroll 2015 '可' kè; XHZD '可' kè) -
verb
to recover
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 病愈 (Guoyu '可' v 3) -
verb
to act as
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 当 (Guoyu '可' v 4) -
verb
to be worth; to deserve
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 值得 (Guoyu '可' v 5) -
adverb
approximately; probably
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 约略 (Guoyu '可' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '可' 5) -
adverb
expresses doubt
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: For example, 你可知道？ 'Do you know?' (Guoyu '可' adv 4) -
adverb
really; truely
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 真 or 确实 (Guoyu '可' adv 6) -
auxiliary verb
used to add emphasis
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Guoyu '可' av) -
adjective
beautiful
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 美好 (Guoyu '可' adj) -
proper noun
Ke
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '可' n) -
adverb
used to ask a question
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '可' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '可' 3) -
verb
can; may; śakta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śakta, Japanese: ka, or: koku (BCSD '可', p. 233; MW 'śakta'; SH '可', p. 169; Unihan '可')
Contained in
- 一切法亦不可思议(一切法亦不可思議) all dharmas are also unthinkable
- 风光可爱(風光可愛) elegant style
- 无法可得(無法可得) no Dharma to be obtained
- 云何当可断(云何當可斷) who could they be abandoned?
- 观其存篇古今可辩(觀其存篇古今可辯) observing the surviving fragments, old and new can be distinguished
- 金刚者谓不可破坏(金剛者謂不可破壞) vajra is something that cannot be destroyed
- 勤劳可致富 和敬能安家(勤勞可致富 和敬能安家) Diligence is the key to wealth; Harmony and respect are foundations of family.
- 四不可得经(四不可得經) Sutra on the Four Unattainable Things; Si Bu Ke De Jing
- 不可思议事(不可思議事) unthinkable enterprise
Also contained in
尚可 、 大可 、 可转债 、 是可忍，孰不可忍 、 可失哈耳 、 可惊 、 装可爱 、 机不可失，失不再来 、 可能 、 可再生 、 可汗 、 不可分离 、 机不可失，时不再来 、 素可泰遗址 、 可怜虫 、 不可知主义 、 可憎 、 可视化 、 可寻址 、 可扩展样式语言 、 无迹可寻 、 可扩展置标语言 、 认可 、 不可溶性纤维 、 可鄙 、 可支付性 、 一发而不可收 、 不可告人 、 不可逆转 、 可执行 、 不可能 、 莫可指数 、 不可磨灭 、 可决票 、 没有什么不可能 、 可身 、 可控硅 、 可嘉 、 富可敌国 、 可可西里 、 可塑性 、 可笑
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 91 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 586 , has parallel version
- Scroll 90 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 504 , has parallel version
- Scroll 45 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 324 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 275
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 269
- Scroll 89 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 189 , has parallel version
- Scroll 492 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 189 , has parallel version
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 158
- Scroll 99 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 138 , has parallel version
- Scroll 56 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 138 , has parallel version
Collocations
- 可厌 (可厭) 此處可厭患 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 25
- 善可 (善可) 善可講說 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 13
- 易可 (易可) 易可開化 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 可修 (可修) 何善可修 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 10
- 可往 (可往) 汝今可往語彼周那 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
- 可敬可 (可敬可) 可敬可尊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 7
- 可重 (可重) 汝可重說 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
- 可开化 (可開化) 易可開化 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 今可 (今可) 汝今可往語彼周那 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 可中 (可中) 可中御乘 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4