Our character for today is 可
Simplified Chinese character: 可
Traditional Chinese character: 可
(The simplified character and the traditional character are the same)
Pronunciation:
This character is pronounced kě in the 3rd tone.
What it means:
可 means ‘can’, ‘may’ or ‘it is possible’.
It’s often used in 可以 ‘can’, and you’ll also see it in 可是 (but)
Let’s break it down:
This character contains 口, which means ‘mouth’.
You write the horizontal stroke on the top first, then the 口, then the vertical stroke with the hook.
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