磕

kè
#2,985 most
frequent character
variant of 嗑[ke4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

磕 has 石, stone, as the meaning part and 盍 hé as the sound part. It first meant the sound of two stones hitting each other. That grew to tapping or knocking. Read kè, it means to crack something between the teeth.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 6
磕kē
to tap, knock

Homophones

HSK 2
课kè
subject, course, class, lesson
HSK 3
刻kè
quarter (hour), moment, to carve
客kè
customer, visitor, guest
可kè
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

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