克

克 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十口竹山 (JRHU), four-corner 4021₆, composition ⿱古儿 or ⿱十兄)

• 娔, 㳳, 殑, 鿙, 鋴, 鿣, 兢, 勀, 剋, 勊, 兙, 尅, 兛, 兞, 兝, 兡, 兣, 氪

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 124, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1355
• Dae Jaweon: page 263, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 269, character 4
• Unihan data for U+514B

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): a battle helmet 由 and a pelt 皮 – "to defeat; to vanquish". Alternatively, pictogram (象形): a person 卩 carrying something 由 over their shoulders – "to shoulder; to be competent".

Also simplified from 剋.

"gram"

Short for 克蘭姆／克兰姆, from French gramme.

Tibetan measuring vessel, Tibetan volume unit, Tibetan area unit

From Tibetan ཁལ (khal).

克

1. (literary) to be able to

   克勤克儉／克勤克俭  ―  kèqínkèjiǎn  ―  hardworking and thrifty

   • 靡不有初，鮮克有終。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     靡不有初，鲜克有终。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Mǐ bù yǒu chū, xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng. [Pinyin]

     All are [good] at first,
     But few prove themselves to be so at the last.

2. to defeat; to vanquish; to conquer

   Synonyms: 剋, 戰勝 / 战胜 (zhànshèng)

   克敵／克敌  ―  kèdí  ―  to defeat the enemy

   • 夏，五月，鄭伯克段于鄢。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     夏，五月，郑伯克段于鄢。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Xià, wǔyuè, Zhèng Bó kè Duàn yú Yān. [Pinyin]

     In summer, in the fifth month, the Liege of Zheng overcame Duan (Gongshu Duan) at Yan.

3. to subdue; to restrain

   克制  ―  kèzhì  ―  to restrain

   • 克己復禮為仁。一日克己復禮，天下歸仁焉。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Kèjǐfùlǐ wéi rén. Yīrì kèjǐfùlǐ, tiānxià guī rén yān. [Pinyin]

     To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue. If a man can for one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven will ascribe perfect virtue to him.

4. to digest

   克食  ―  kèshí  ―  to aid digestion

5. to set (a time limit)

   克日  ―  kèrì  ―  to set a date

6. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of 去.

   滾出克／滚出克  ―  gǔn chūkè  ―  to go away

   • 平常時在門口掃起的樹枝樹葉，也物盡其用當柴火燒克了，所以各家各户產生的垃圾好少的。 [Guilin Mandarin, trad.]
     平常时在门口扫起的树枝树叶，也物尽其用当柴火烧克了，所以各家各户产生的垃圾好少的。 [Guilin Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2015 November 22, 姚古 (Yao Gu), 《粪草》, in 《桂林晚报》 [Guilin Evening News], page 19

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7. gram (g)

   1市兩等於50克。／1市两等于50克。  ―  1 shìliǎng děngyú 50 kè.  ―  1 market tael is equivalent to 50 grams.

8. a Tibetan unit of volume or dry measure
9. a Tibetan unit of land area
10. Used in transcription.

    克羅地亞／克罗地亚  ―  Kèluódìyà  ―  Croatia

    法蘭克福／法兰克福  ―  Fǎlánkèfú  ―  Frankfurt

    烏孜別克族／乌孜别克族  ―  Wūzībiékèzú  ―  Uzbek

    傑克／杰克  ―  Jiékè  ―  Jack

    馬克思／马克思  ―  Mǎkèsī  ―  Marx

    錫克／锡克  ―  xīkè  ―  sikh

    羅曼蒂克／罗曼蒂克  ―  luómàndìkè  ―  romantic

    夾克／夹克  ―  jiākè  ―  jacket

    馬賽克／马赛克 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁶mo-se₅-kheq₇ [Wugniu]  ―  mosaic

    巧克力 [Shanghainese]  ―  ¹chiau-kheq₇-liq₈ [Wugniu]  ―  chocolate

• 公斤 (gōngjīn, “kilogram”)
• 擔／担 (dàn), 斤 (jīn), 兩／两 (liǎng), 錢／钱 (qián), 分 (fēn), 金衡兩／金衡两, 金衡錢／金衡钱, 金衡分

It is commonly used to transcribe the /k/ sound in words of foreign languages not immediately followed by a vowel, e.g. 傑克／杰克 (Jiékè, “Jack”), 法蘭克福／法兰克福 (Fǎlánkèfú, “Frankfurt”), 克羅地亞／克罗地亚 (Kèluódìyà, “Croatia”), etc.

克 (Hokkien)

1. to bear; to endure
2. alternative form of 𣁳 (khat)

(Jōyō kanji)

1. to overcome, to subdue (addiction, disease)
2. to restrain (oneself)

• Go-on: こく (koku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: こく (koku, Jōyō)
• Kun: かつ (katsu, 克つ)、よく (yoku, 克く)、よい (yoi)

• 克己(こっき) (kokki)
• 克服(こくふく) (kokufuku)
• 克明(こくめい) (kokumei)

克 (eumhun 이길 극 (igil geuk))

1. hanja form^? of 극 (“to win; to beat; able; competent”)

克: Hán Nôm readings: khắc

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