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可靠

kěkào

reliable

HSK 3 · Topic “Standards and fit”
A person crossing a sturdy bridge
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Characters in this word

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

靠 kào

Strokes
15
Radical
非 — not, negative, non-
Made of
告 to tell, to inform, to announce 非 not, negative, non-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他很可靠。 Tā hěn kě kào. He is very reliable.
  • 这消息可靠。 Zhè xiāo xi kě kào. This news is reliable.
  • 可靠的人不多。 Kě kào de rén bù duō. There are not many reliable people.

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