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棵

kē

a measure word for plants

A single upright tree
Memory picture

Character

棵 kē

Strokes
12
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 果 fruit, nut
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这棵树很高。 Zhè kē shù hěn gāo. This tree is very tall.
  • 一棵花开了。 Yì kē huā kāi le. One flower has opened.
  • 那棵草很绿。 Nà kē cǎo hěn lǜ. That blade of grass is very green.

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