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PINYIN INITIAL K
Chinese characters starting with K
Explore 267 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with K. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 开 (kāi), 看 (kàn), 客 (kè), 课 (kè), 可 (kě), 口 (kǒu).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with K
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开kāi4 strokesto open (transitive or intransitive)→看kàn9 strokesto look after→客kè9 strokescustomer→课kè10 strokessubject→可kě5 strokes(prefix) can; may; able to; -able→口kǒu3 strokesmouth→块kuài7 strokeslump; chunk; piece→咖kā8 strokescoffee→考kǎo6 strokesto beat→裤kù12 strokesunderpants→快kuài7 strokesrapid→卡kǎ5 strokesto stop→康kāng11 strokeshealthy→刻kè8 strokesquarter (hour)→渴kě12 strokesthirsty→空kōng8 strokesempty→哭kū10 strokesto cry; to weep→筷kuài13 strokeschopstick→矿kuàng8 strokesmineral deposit; ore deposit→烤kǎo10 strokesto roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)→克kè7 strokesto be able to→科kē9 strokesbranch of study→棵kē12 strokesclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc→肯kěn8 strokesto agree; to consent→恐kǒng10 strokesafraid→苦kǔ8 strokesbitter→况kuàng7 strokesmoreover→困kùn7 strokesto trap→靠kào15 strokesto lean against or on→颗kē14 strokesclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc→控kòng11 strokesto control→扣kòu6 strokesto fasten→库kù7 strokeswarehouse→款kuǎn12 strokessection→宽kuān10 strokeswide→狂kuáng7 strokesmad→亏kuī3 strokesto lose (money); to have a deficit→昆kūn8 strokesdescendant→扩kuò6 strokesto enlarge→括kuò9 strokes(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up→砍kǎn9 strokesto chop→刊kān5 strokesto print→抗kàng7 strokesto resist→酷kù14 strokesruthless→枯kū9 strokes(of plants) withered→夸kuā6 strokesto boast; to exaggerate→馈kuì12 strokes(bound form) to present (a gift)→阔kuò12 strokesrich→凯kǎi8 strokes(bound form) triumphal music→慨kǎi12 strokesindignant→楷kǎi13 strokesmodel→坎kǎn7 strokespit→侃kǎn8 strokesupright and honest→槛kǎn14 strokesbanister→勘kān11 strokesto investigate→堪kān12 strokes(bound form) may; can→扛káng6 strokesto raise aloft with both hands→慷kāng14 strokesused in 慷慨|慷慨[kang1kai3]→壳ké7 strokes(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)→坷kē8 strokesuneven (path)→苛kē8 strokessevere→磕kē15 strokesto tap→垦kěn9 strokesto reclaim (land)→恳kěn10 strokesearnest→啃kěn11 strokesto gnaw→吭kēng7 strokesthroat→坑kēng7 strokespit; depression; hollow→孔kǒng4 strokeshole→抠kōu7 strokesto dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)→窟kū13 strokescave→挎kuà9 strokesto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)→跨kuà13 strokesto step across→垮kuǎ9 strokesto collapse (lit. or fig.)→旷kuàng7 strokesto neglect→框kuàng10 strokesframe (e.g. door frame)→眶kuàng11 strokes(bound form) eye socket→筐kuāng12 strokesbasket→魁kuí13 strokeschief→愧kuì12 strokesold variant of 愧[kui4]→溃kuì12 strokes(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike→窥kuī13 strokesto peep→捆kǔn10 strokesa bunch→廓kuò13 strokes(bound form) extensive; vast→佧kǎ7 strokesancient name for an ethnic group in China→咔kǎ8 strokes(used as phonetic "ka")→胩kǎ9 strokescarbylamine→喀kā12 strokes(onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting→忾kài7 strokesanger→愾kài13 strokesChinese character→剀kǎi8 strokesused in 剴切|剀切[kai3 qie4]→垲kǎi9 strokesdry terrain→恺kǎi9 strokesjoyful→铠kǎi11 strokesarmor→凱kǎi12 strokesChinese character→嘅kǎi12 strokespossessive particle (Cantonese)→蒈kǎi12 strokesChinese character→愷kǎi13 strokesChinese character→锴kǎi14 strokeshigh quality iron→鎧kǎi18 strokesChinese character→揩kāi12 strokesto wipe→锎kāi12 strokescalifornium (chemistry)→開kāi12 strokesChinese character→阚kàn14 strokesto glance→瞰kàn16 strokesto look down from a height→闞kàn20 strokesChinese character→凵kǎn2 strokesreceptacle→莰kǎn10 strokescamphane C10H18→欿kǎn12 strokesdiscontented with oneself→轗kǎn20 strokesChinese character→龛kān11 strokes(bound form) niche; shrine→戡kān13 strokeskill→龕kān22 strokesChinese character→亢kàng4 strokeshigh→伉kàng6 strokesspouse→炕kàng8 strokeskang (a heatable brick bed)→钪kàng9 strokesscandium (chemistry)→闶kāng7 strokesused in 閌閬|闶阆[kang1 lang2]→槺kāng15 strokesempty space inside a building→糠kāng17 strokeshusk→铐kào11 strokesshackles→犒kào14 strokesto reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc→銬kào14 strokesChinese character→丂kǎo2 strokes"breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters→拷kǎo9 strokesto beat→栲kǎo10 strokeschinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees→尻kāo5 strokes(literary) buttocks; rump; coccyx; sacrum→殼ké12 strokesChinese character→恪kè9 strokesrespectful→氪kè11 strokeskrypton (chemistry)→骒kè11 strokes(bound form) (of a horse, mule, camel etc) female→缂kè12 strokesused in 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]→嗑kè13 strokesto crack (seeds) between one's teeth→溘kè13 strokessuddenly→锞kè13 strokesgrease-pot for cart→課kè15 strokesChinese character→岢kě8 strokesused in 岢嵐|岢岚[Ke3 lan2]→柯kē9 strokes(literary) branch; stem; stalk→珂kē9 strokesjade-like stone→轲kē9 strokesgiven name of Mencius→疴kē10 strokes(literary) disease→钶kē10 strokescolumbium→蚵kē11 strokes(Tw) oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô])→痾kē12 strokesChinese character→軻kē12 strokesChinese character→颏kē12 strokeschin→稞kē13 strokes(wheat)→窠kē13 strokesnest→瞌kē15 strokesto doze off→蝌kē15 strokesused in 蝌蚪[ke1dou3]→頦kē15 strokesChinese character→顆kē17 strokesChinese character→髁kē17 strokescondyles→剋kēi9 strokesto scold→裉kèn11 strokesside seam in an upper garment→貇kěn13 strokesChinese character→墾kěn16 strokesChinese character→懇kěn17 strokesChinese character→铿kēng12 strokes(onom.) clang→誙kēng14 strokes(arch.) definitely→倥kǒng10 strokesignorant→崆kōng11 strokesname of a mountain→箜kōng14 strokesused in 箜篌[kong1 hou2]→叩kòu5 strokesto knock→寇kòu11 strokesto invade→釦kòu11 strokesChinese character→筘kòu12 strokes(a measure of width of cloth)→蔻kòu14 strokesused in 豆蔻[dou4 kou4]→芤kōu7 strokeshollow→眍kōu9 strokesto sink in (of eyes)→摳kōu14 strokesChinese character→瞘kōu16 strokesChinese character→绔kù9 strokesChinese character→庫kù10 strokesChinese character→袴kù11 strokesChinese character→喾kù12 strokesone of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏[Gao1 xin1 shi4]→褲kù15 strokesChinese character→嚳kù20 strokesChinese character→楛kǔ13 strokes(tree)→刳kū8 strokesto cut open→矻kū8 strokesused in 矻矻[ku1 ku1]→堀kū11 strokescave→骷kū14 strokesused in 骷髏|骷髅[ku1lou2]→胯kuà10 strokescrotch→侉kuǎ8 strokesforeign accent→誇kuā13 strokesChinese character→侩kuài8 strokesbroker→郐kuài8 strokessurname Kuai→哙kuài9 strokesthroat→狯kuài9 strokescrafty→脍kuài10 strokeschopped meat or fish→塊kuài13 strokesChinese character→鲙kuài14 strokesused in 鱠魚|鲙鱼[kuai4 yu2]→儈kuài15 strokesChinese character→噲kuài16 strokesChinese character→廥kuài16 strokesbarn→膾kuài17 strokesChinese character→鱠kuài24 strokesChinese character→蒯kuǎi13 strokesa rush→窾kuǎn17 strokescrack→寬kuān15 strokesChinese character→髋kuān19 strokespelvis→髖kuān25 strokesChinese character→诳kuáng9 strokesto deceive; to dupe→誑kuáng14 strokesChinese character→邝kuàng5 strokessurname Kuang→圹kuàng6 strokestomb→纩kuàng6 strokesfine floss-silk or cotton→況kuàng8 strokesChinese character→贶kuàng9 strokesto bestow→曠kuàng18 strokesChinese character→爌kuàng19 strokesold variant of 晃[huang3]→礦kuàng20 strokesChinese character→夼kuǎng6 strokeslow ground→匡kuāng6 strokes(literary) to rectify→诓kuāng8 strokesto mislead→哐kuāng9 strokes(onom.) crash; bang; clang→誆kuāng13 strokesChinese character→奎kuí9 strokescrotch→逵kuí11 strokescrossroads→馗kuí11 strokescheekbone→喹kuí12 strokesused in 喹啉[kui2lin2]→揆kuí12 strokesconsider→葵kuí12 strokesused in the names of various herbaceous plants→暌kuí13 strokesin opposition to→睽kuí14 strokesseparated→蝰kuí15 strokesused in 蝰蛇[kui2she2]→櫆kuí18 strokesChinese character→夔kuí21 strokesone-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology→犪kuí25 strokesused in 犪牛[kui2 niu2]→匮kuì11 strokesto lack→喟kuì12 strokesto sigh→愦kuì12 strokesconfused→蒉kuì12 strokessurname Kui→匱kuì14 strokesChinese character→潰kuì15 strokesChinese character→篑kuì15 strokesbasket for carrying soil→聩kuì15 strokesborn deaf→蕢kuì16 strokesChinese character→簣kuì18 strokesChinese character→聵kuì18 strokesChinese character→饋kuì20 strokesChinese character→傀kuǐ11 strokesgrand→跬kuǐ13 strokesbrief→岿kuī8 strokeshigh and mighty (of mountain)→悝kuī10 strokesworried→盔kuī11 strokeshelmet→窺kuī16 strokesChinese character→虧kuī17 strokesChinese character→睏kùn12 strokesChinese character→悃kǔn10 strokessincere→阃kǔn10 strokesthreshold→閫kǔn15 strokesChinese character→坤kūn8 strokesone of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth→堃kūn11 strokesChinese character→崑kūn11 strokesChinese character→琨kūn12 strokes(jade)→锟kūn13 strokessteel sword→髡kūn13 strokesscalping→鹍kūn13 strokeslarge bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic)→醌kūn15 strokesquinone (chemistry)→錕kūn16 strokesChinese character→鲲kūn16 strokesfry (newly hatched fish)→鯤kūn19 strokesChinese character→鵾kūn19 strokesChinese character→蛞kuò12 strokesused in 蛞螻|蛞蝼[kuo4lou2]→闊kuò17 strokesChinese character→擴kuò18 strokesChinese character→
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Characters are grouped by the first letter of their standard Pinyin spelling. Tone marks do not change the initial, so every pronunciation beginning with K appears together on this page.
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