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克
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overcome

HSK 2 N1
Human →Relations
kè
コク
か.つ
극
Pictograph of a person (人) carrying a heavy weight on their back.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 人 person =
克 overcome
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts a heavy load being carried on the back.
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
Notes
Similar Characters
介 introduce以 by means of冘 to move on吊 dangle夃 thigh夌 to surpass弔 condole (trad/jp)欠 deficient (jp)皃 countenance丟 mislay (trad)丢 discard (simp)丹 cinnabar red丽 magnificent (simp)乎 ooh!乱 chaos (jp)乳 breast亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter云 utter (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
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Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
克
Regular
Modern
Chinese
克 [Kè]
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè​luó​dì​yà], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè​luó​'āi​xī​yà], Croatia
克 / 剋 [Kè]
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán​dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén​nóng] Farmer God
克 / 剋 [kè]
variant of 克[kè]; to subdue; to overthrow; to restrain
克 / 剋 [kēi]
to scold; to beat
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
克 いそし
Isoshi given name
克 おさむ
Osamu given name
克 かつ
Katsu female given namesurname
克 かつえい
Katsuei given name
克 かつし
Katsushi given name
克 かつじ
Katsuji unclassified name
克 かつのり
Katsunori unclassified name
克 かつみ
Katsumi given name
克 かつゆき
Katsuyuki unclassified name
克 こく
Koku given name
克 すぐり
Suguri given name
克 すぐる
Suguru given name
克 たかし
Takashi given name
克 たゆる
Tayuru given name
克 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
克 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
克 まさる
Masaru given name
克 みつる
Mitsuru given name
克 よし
Yoshi given name
克 つよむ
Tsuyomu male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
伊拉克 [Yī​lā​kè] #2,957
Iraq
杰克 [Jié​kè] #621
Jack (name)
杰克 [Jié​kè] #621
Jack (name)
巧克力 [qiǎo​kè​lì] #1,612
chocolate (loanword)
克服 [kè​fú] #4,425
(try to) overcome (hardships etc)
马克思主义 [Mǎ​kè​sī​zhǔ​yì] #32,558
Marxism
马克思主义 [Mǎ​kè​sī​zhǔ​yì] #32,558
Marxism
马克 [Mǎ​kè] #2,971
Mark (name)
马克 [Mǎ​kè] #2,971
Mark (name)
坦克 [tǎn​kè] #5,338
tank (military vehicle) (loanword)
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 勝つ [かつ] #624
to win
好く [すく] #3,981
to like
⭐ 良く [よく] #4,899
nicely
⭐ 克服 [こくふく] #7,576
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.)
⭐ 一刻 [いっこく] #13,160
a moment
打ち勝つ [うちかつ] #15,431
to conquer (e.g. an enemy)
⭐ 克明 [こくめい] #29,970
detailed
下克上 [げこくじょう] #42,774
juniors dominating seniors
相克 [そうこく] #50,665
rivalry
克己 [こっき] #54,324
self-control
13 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
극복 #36,856
conquest; subjugation
극기
self-control; self-restraint