渴 kě
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 曷 what, why, where, which, how
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
渴
kě
thirsty
Character
Example phrases
- 我很渴，想喝水。 Wǒ hěn kě, xiǎng hē shuǐ. I'm very thirsty, I want some water.
- 你渴吗？ Nǐ kě ma? Are you thirsty?
- 弟弟很渴。 Dìdi hěn kě. My younger brother is very thirsty.