克

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See also: 剋
克 U+514B, 克
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-514B
← 兊
[U+514A] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 兌 →
[U+514C]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

Stroke order
7 strokes

克 (radical 10, 儿+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十口竹山 (JRHU), four-corner 40216, composition ⿱古儿 or ⿱十兄)

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 124, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1355
  • Dae Jaweon: page 263, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 269, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+514B

Chinese[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 克
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
克-oracle.svg 克-bronze.svg 克-seal.svg 克-bigseal.svg
Oracle bone script
ACC-j16985.svg

j16985

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j16986

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j16987

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j16988

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j16989

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j16990

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j16991

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j16992

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j16993

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j16994

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j16997

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j16998

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j16999

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j17000

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j17001

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j17002

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j17003

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j17004

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j17005

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j17006

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j17007

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j17008

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j17009

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j17010

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j17011

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j17012

ACC-j17013.svg

j17013

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j17014

ACC-j17015.svg

j17015

ACC-j17016.svg

j17016

ACC-j17017.svg

j17017

ACC-j17018.svg

j17018

Bronze inscriptions
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ACC-b10910.svg

b10910

ACC-b10911.svg

b10911

ACC-b10912.svg

b10912

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b10913

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b10914

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b10915

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b10916

ACC-b10917.svg

b10917

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b10918

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b10919

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b10920

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b10921

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b10922

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b10923

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b10924

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b10925

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b10926

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b10927

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b10928

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b10929

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b10930

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b10931

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b10934

ACC-b10935.svg

b10935

ACC-b10936.svg

b10936

ACC-b10937.svg

b10937

ACC-b10938.svg

b10938

Small seal script
ACC-s04991.svg

s04991

Transcribed ancient scripts
ACC-L38195.svg

L38195

ACC-L38196.svg

L38196

ACC-L38197.svg

L38197

ACC-L38198.svg

L38198

ACC-L38199.svg

L38199

ACC-L27880.svg

L27880

ACC-L27881.svg

L27881

ACC-L27882.svg

L27882

ACC-L27883.svg

L27883

ACC-L27884.svg

L27884

ACC-L27885.svg

L27885

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L27886

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L27887

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L27888

ACC-L27889.svg

L27889

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L27890

ACC-L27891.svg

L27891

ACC-L27892.svg

L27892

ACC-L27893.svg

L27893

ACC-L27894.svg

L27894

ACC-L27895.svg

L27895

ACC-L27896.svg

L27896

ACC-L27897.svg

L27897

ACC-L27898.svg

L27898

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L27899

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (克) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
克 *kʰɯːɡ
剋 *kʰɯːɡ
勊 *kʰɯːɡ

Unclear.

Also Simplified from 剋.

Etymology 1[edit]

simp. and trad.
 克
gram
Short for 克蘭姆／克兰姆, from French gramme.
Tibetan measuring vessel, Tibetan volume unit, Tibetan area unit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • khat - vernacular;
  • khiak/khek - literary.
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 克
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 溪 (29)
    Final (韻) 德 (131)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 苦得切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/kʰək̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/kʰək̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/kʰək̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/kʰək̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/kʰək̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/kʰək̚/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/kʰək̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		ke
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		hak1
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 克
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		kè
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ khok ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kʰˁək/
    English carry; able; dominate

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 克
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 7480
    Phonetic
    component         		克
    Rime
    group         		職
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		刻
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kʰɯːɡ/
    Notes 甲金文象人首頂物回手叉腰示勝任，
    轉註爲勊

    Definitions[edit]

    克

    1. to be competent
    2. to win
    3. to encroach on
    4. to restrain
    5. to finish
    6. be able to
    7. to skimp
    8. to agree on
    9. harsh
    10. Alternative form of 刻 (kè, “to know”).
    11. to digest
    12. gram
    13. a Tibetan measuring vessel
    14. a Tibetan volume unit
    15. a Tibetan area unit
    16. to defeat; to vanquish; to overcome; to prevail; to surmount; to subdue; to overthrow
      Synonyms: 剋, 戰勝／战胜 (zhànshèng)
    17. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of 去.
    See also[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 克

    Etymology 2[edit]

    For pronunciation and definitions of 克 – see 剋 (“to defeat; to vanquish; to overcome; to prevail; to surmount; to subdue; to overthrow; etc.”).
    (This character, 克, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 剋.)
    Notes:

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    克

    (common “Jōyō” kanji)

    1. gram, gramme
    2. to overcome, to subdue, to overthrow
    3. to restrain
    4. to be able to

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    克 (eumhun 이길 극 (igil geuk))

    1. Hanja form? of 극 (“to win; to beat; able; competent”).

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    克: Hán Nôm readings: khắc

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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