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
可是
kěshì
but; however
Characters in this word
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我想去，可是很忙。 Wǒ xiǎng qù, kěshì hěn máng. I want to go, but I am very busy.
- 可是我没钱。 Kěshì wǒ méi qián. But I have no money.
- 他小，可是很懂事。 Tā xiǎo, kěshì hěn dǒngshì. He is young, but very sensible.