可 (ho2 hak1 | ke3 {ke4}) : may; can; possibly

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可

ho2 hak1

ke3 {ke4}

[1] may; can; be able to; possibly [2] around; estimated at [3] an auxiliary [4] but; however [5] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

可

Don't confuse with:
何荷司

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Jul 2009 05:12

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可以 ho2 ji5 ke3 yi3 = can, may, be allowed to

可愛 ho2 oi3 ke3 ai4 = cute

不可 bat1 ho2 bu4 ke3 = cannot; not able to

可口 ho2 hau2 ke3 kou3 = tasty; to taste good

可樂 ho2 lok6 = cola

可口可樂 ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6 ke3 kou3 ke3 le4 = Coca-Cola

可能 ho2 nang4 ke3 neng2 = maybe; probably; possibly; able

唔可以 m4 ho2 ji5 = cannot 粵

不可能 bat1 ho2 nang4 bu4 ke3 neng2 = impossible

冇可能 mou5 ho2 nang4 = impossible 粵
See all 188 compounds (CantoDict reports 202 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 47 examples containing 可

嗰個女仔好可愛。粵
That girl is so cute.

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can meet a lot of classmates.

佢可以見到我 ?
He can see me

可惡，究竟係咩事呀。粵
Ugh, what actually happened [just now]?
[This is a common phrase in some TV shows. 可惡 is an interjection meaning "ugh". 究竟係咩事呀 is a shorter form of 究竟係發生咩事呀, so literally we have "ugh, actually is happen what?"]

你唔可以企喺張枱上便粵
You can't stand on the table.
[Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".]

獵豹唔可以做寵物㗎！粵
You can't keep a cheetah as a pet!
[Lit. cheetah cannot do pet [particle]]

你可唔可以同我開一開個風扇呀？粵
Can you please turn on the fan for me?

我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。粵
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

乜都可以。粵
Anything's possible.

晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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