How to write 课 (kè, “class”)
课 (kè), an HSK 1 character, means “class”, “subject” and “course”. The traditional form is 課, 15 strokes instead of 10. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 上课 (“to go to class”), 下课 (“to finish class”) and 课文 (“text”). Japanese keeps the traditional 課, read ka (“chapter”).
- Pinyin
- kè
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 讠 (“speech”)
- Traditional
- 課
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As a left-right character it splits into 讠 (“speech”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 果 (“fruit”), strokes 3–10, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → downwards → up and right
- topdownwards
- toprightwards → downwards
- toprightwards
- centerrightwards
- centerrightwards
- topdownwards
- centerdown and left
- centerdown and right → rightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 课 · 10 strokes
- Traditional
- 課 · 15 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| kè fourth tone | class; subject; course; lesson; to levy | 課 | 上课 下课 课文 课本 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
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- Words with it
- 64 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 课
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 课 課 | kè | subject; course HSK 1 |
| 上课 上課 | shàngkè | to go to class; to attend class HSK 1 |
| 下课 下課 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class HSK 1 |
| 课文 課文 | kèwén | text HSK 3 |
| 课本 課本 | kèběn | textbook HSK 3 |
| 功课 功課 | gōngkè | homework; assignment HSK 4 |
| 课堂 課堂 | kètáng | classroom; class session HSK 4 |
| 课程 課程 | kèchéng | course; academic program HSK 4 |
| 课题 課題 | kètí | task; problem HSK 6 |
| 补课 補課 | bǔkè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class HSK 6 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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