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Character #589 · The First 1000

kè

lesson

subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax

Strokes
1015
TraditionalSimplified
課 课
Poster cell
A22
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • shàngkè to go to class
  • kèběn textbook
  • kèwén text
  • xiàkè to finish class
  • kètáng classroom
  • kèchéng course
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 课課

Write 课課 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, kè, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell A22 · 28 × 36 grid

课課 is #589 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 课 mean in English?
课 (kè) means "lesson": subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax.
How do you pronounce 课?
课 is pronounced kè in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄎㄜˋ.
How many strokes does 课 have?
The simplified form, 课, has 10 strokes. The traditional form, 課, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 课?
The traditional form of 课 is 課. 课 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 課 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 课?
Common words that use 课 include 上课 (shàngkè, to go to class), 课本 (kèběn, textbook), 课文 (kèwén, text), 下课 (xiàkè, to finish class).
How common is 课?
课 is number 589 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell A22 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.