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轲

軻
kē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a cart with linked axles
  2. 2 (in names) the given name of Mencius

Examples

HSK 7-9
孟子名轲，字子舆。
Mèngzǐ míng Kē, zì Zǐyú.
Mencius's given name was Ke, courtesy name Ziyu.
HSK 7-9
轲的本义是接轴车。
Kē de běnyì shì jiē zhóu chē.
The original meaning of 轲 is a cart with connected axles.

Tips

culture
Mostly known as the given name of 孟子 (Mencius), whose full name was 孟轲. Its literal sense is a cart with joined axles. A separate reading 轲 occurs only in the bound literary phrase 轗轲 ('frustrated, dogged by bad luck').

Components

radical
车 chē
cart; vehicle (left-side radical)
The vehicle radical 车 on the left, simplified from 車. It marks 轲 as a cart word, the same family as 辚 (rumbling wheels) and 轴 'axle'.
phonetic
可 kě
can; may (phonetic)
The right side 可 supplies the sound (kě shifting to kē). The same phonetic gives kē in 柯 'branch' and 苛 'harsh'.

Stroke Order

轲 kē