Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
- 次 cì next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard... attested in use
- 种 zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts attested in use
Stroke order
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
可
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 14 forms
以
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 15 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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“我可不可以用你的笔？” “嗯，可以。”
"May I use your pencil?" "Yes, you may."
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“我可以用电话吗？”“请便。”
"May I use the phone?" "Please feel free."
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FSI人员：“长官，有一个网站，任何人都可以加上一个外国语言的句子！“。FSI主席：“什么？ 炸掉他们！“。
FSI officer: "Sir, there is a website where ANYONE can add a sentence in a foreign language!". FSI president: "What?! Bomb them!".
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不好意思，您可以再说一遍吗？
Excuse me, could you repeat that?
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人不是为失败而生的, 一个人可以被毁灭, 但不能给打败。
But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
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人人都愿意相信美梦可以成真。
Everyone would like to believe that dreams can come true.
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今晚你可以在他家联络到他。
You can get in touch with him at his home tonight.
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今晚可以看到满月。
A full moon can be seen tonight.