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千克

qiānkè

kilogram

A weight on a scale
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Characters in this word

千 qiān

Strokes
3
Radical
十 — ten, tenth

克 kè

Strokes
7
Radical
儿 — son, child
Made of
十 ten, tenth 兄 elder brother
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 苹果一千克。 Píngguǒ yì qiānkè. One kilogram of apples.
  • 买三千克米。 Mǎi sān qiānkè mǐ. Buy three kilograms of rice.
  • 这包两千克。 Zhè bāo liǎng qiānkè. This bag weighs two kilograms.

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