克
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See also: 剋
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克 (Kangxi 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]
- 剋, 兙, 勊, 兛, 兝, 兞, 兡, 兣, 𠗌, 𬾅, 𠳭, 𪣕, 娔, 𭓃, 𢚛, 𢭪, 𭠳, 𣒖, 殑, 㳳, 𭴨, 𤙥, 𤥣, 𮀚, 𫀲, 𮈒, 𮙓, 𫎵, 兢, 鋴, 鿣, 𮋃, 勀, 尅, 𬱆, 氪
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]
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Unclear.
Also Simplified from 剋.
Etymology 1[edit]
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- “gram”
- Short for 克蘭姆／克兰姆, from French gramme.
- Tibetan measuring vessel, Tibetan volume unit, Tibetan area unit
- From Tibetan ཁལ (khal).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
克
- (literary) to be able to
- to defeat; to vanquish; to conquer
- 夏，五月，鄭伯克段于鄢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, circa 4th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg
- Xià, wǔyuè, Zhèng Bó kè Duàn yú Yān. [Pinyin]
- In summer, in the fifth month, the Liege of Zheng overcame Duan (Gongshu Duan) at Yan.
夏，五月，郑伯克段于鄢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to subdue; to restrain
- 克制 ― kèzhì ― to restrain
- 克己復禮為仁。一日克己復禮，天下歸仁焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Kèjǐfùlǐ wéi rén. Yīrì kèjǐfùlǐ, tiānxià guī rén yān. [Pinyin]
- To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue. If a man can for one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven will ascribe perfect virtue to him.
克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to digest
- 克食 ― kèshí ― to aid digestion
- to set (a time limit)
- 克日 ― kèrì ― to set a date
- (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of 去.
- gram (g)
- a Tibetan unit of volume or dry measure
- a Tibetan unit of land area
See also[edit]
- 公斤 (gōngjīn, “kilogram”)
- 擔／担 (dàn), 斤 (jīn), 兩／两 (liǎng), 錢／钱 (qián), 分 (fēn), 金衡兩／金衡两, 金衡錢／金衡钱, 金衡分
Usage notes[edit]
It is commonly used to transcribe the /k/ sound in words of foreign languages not immediately followed by a vowel, e.g. 傑克／杰克 (Jiékè, “Jack”), 法蘭克福／法兰克福 (Fǎlánkèfú, “Frankfurt”), 克羅地亞／克罗地亚 (Kèluódìyà, “Croatia”), etc..
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 克
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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.) |
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