磕 kē
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- Made of
- 石 stone, rock, mineral 盍 what? why not?
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
磕
kē
to knock; to bump
Character
Example phrases
- 他在昏暗的楼梯间不小心磕到了膝盖，只好暂停训练。 Tā zài hūn'àn de lóutījiān bù xiǎoxīn kē dào le xīgài, zhǐhǎo zàntíng xùnliàn. He accidentally bumped his knee in the dim stairwell and had to suspend his training.
- 小孩跑得太快，头磕在了桌角上。 Xiǎohái pǎo de tài kuài, tóu kē zài le zhuōjiǎo shàng. The child ran too fast and bumped his head on the corner of the table.
- 她不小心把杯子磕在水池边上，杯口磕掉了一块。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ bēizi kē zài shuǐchí biān shàng, bēikǒu kē diào le yí kuài. She carelessly knocked the cup against the edge of the sink and chipped a piece off the rim.
Related words
- 猛 měng fierce; sudden; violent
- 猛烈 měngliè violent; fierce; intense
- 失控 shīkòng to lose control; out of control
- 失事 shīshì to have an accident; to crash
- 空难 kōngnàn air disaster; plane crash
- 烧毁 shāohuǐ to burn down; to destroy by fire
- 丧生 sàngshēng to lose one's life; to die
- 惊险 jīngxiǎn thrilling; dangerous
- 惊心动魄 jīngxīndòngpò thrilling; soul-stirring; breathtaking
- 艰险 jiānxiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and dangers
- 磨难 mónàn hardship; suffering; tribulation
- 逆境 nìjìng adversity; difficult circumstances