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柯
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axe-handle

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
kē
カ
え、ふる
가
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 可 can =
柯 axe-handle
木 Meaning component
mù tree
可 Phonetic component
kě can
may, can, -able
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
柯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
柯 [Kē]
surname Ke
柯 [kē]
tree branch; stem; ax handle
Japanese
柯 、 柲 (old) ふる 同音
noun rare handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
柯 おののえ
Ononoe surname
柯 か
Ka surname
柯 こ
Ko surname
CHINESE WORDS (50)
柯达 [Kē​dá] #7,397
Kodak (brand, US film company)
柯达 [Kē​dá] #7,397
Kodak (brand, US film company)
柯林斯 [Kē​lín​sī] #8,026
Collins (name)
斯柯达 [Sī​kē​dá] #27,366
Škoda, Czech Republic car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
斯柯达 [Sī​kē​dá] #27,366
Škoda, Czech Republic car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
柯林 [Kē​lín] #12,674
Colin (name)
古柯 [gǔ​kē] #22,800
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
福柯 [Fú​kē] #46,618
Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher
柯尔克孜 [Kē​'ěr​kè​zī] #53,742
Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang
柯尔克孜 [Kē​'ěr​kè​zī] #53,742
Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
奈落 [ならく] #17,244
Naraka
柯 [ふる] #134,803
handle of an axe
爛柯 [らんか]
go (board game)