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棵

kē
HSK 4
#2,104 most
frequent character
"classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc"
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

棵 pairs 木 wood with 果 guǒ as a sound part. The tree part points to its first meaning, firewood. From firewood the sense grew into a counter for trees, cabbages, and similar things.

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Example Sentences

我院子里有一棵树。
wǒ yuànzǐ lǐ yǒu yīkē shù 。
There is a tree in my yard.
她种了一棵白菜。
tā zhǒng le yīkē báicài 。
She planted a cabbage.
这个地方有很多棵花。
zhègè dìfāng yǒu hěnduō kē huā 。
There are many flowers in this place.

Homophones

HSK 5
颗kē
"classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc"
HSK 6
磕kē
to tap, knock
科kē
subject, family, section
柯kē
(literary) branch, stem, stalk

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HSK 4
All words for the HSK 4 test
Measure Words
Commonly used measure words (个, 张, 本, etc.) across various contexts.
Plants
Trees, flowers, crops, herbs, and other plant-related terms.