渴

kě

adjective HSK 1 #5,843

Meanings

1 thirsty

Characters

氵(water) + 曷 (why) — why is there no water?

Examples

我渴了。

Wǒ kě le.

I'm thirsty.

你渴不渴？

Nǐ kě bu kě?

Are you thirsty?

Tips

mistakes

渴 has the water radical 氵— when you're thirsty, you need water! Don't confuse it with 喝 (hē, to drink), which has the mouth radical 口.

mistakes

渴 (kě, thirsty) looks similar to 喝 (hē, to drink) and 河 (hé, river). Remember: 渴 has 氵+ 曷, 喝 has 口 + 曷, 河 has 氵+ 可.

Stroke Order

渴 kě