可 kě
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 丁 nail 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
可爱
kě'ài
cute
Characters in this word
爱 ài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫 — claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 小猫很可爱。 Xiǎo māo hěn kěài. The kitten is very cute.
- 她真可爱。 Tā zhēn kěài. She is really cute.
- 这个娃娃可爱。 Zhège wáwa kěài. This doll is cute.