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Similar-form characters

Characters with ke

ké

咳

Initial:kVideo guide

Final(T3):éVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

9

Traditional:

咳

Level:

HSK4 NHSK 5 ZW8 Yu Wen 3More

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v.cough
- tā ké le yī wǎn shang
  他咳了一晚上。
  He coughed the whole night.
- wǒ ké de hěn lì hai
  我咳得很厉害。
  I have a bad cough.
- tā qīng ké le yī xià yǐ xī yǐn tā de zhù yì
  她轻咳了一下，以吸引他的注意。
  She gave a quiet cough to attract his attention.
- bǎi rì ké
  百日咳
  the whooping cough
- ké chū xuè
  咳出血
  cough up blood
- ké chū le tán
  咳出了痰
  cough up a mouthful of phlegm

Words and phrases with 咳

咳觉
[word]bechesthesia
咳必清
[word]carbetapentane citrate
咳皿
[word]cough plate
咳呛
[word]choking cough
咳出
[word]anaphora
咳血
[word]hemoptysis
咳嗽糖浆
[word]cough syrup
咳痰
[word]expectoration
咳喘
[word]cough and gasp for air
咳唾成珠
[idiom]cough and spit and both the phlegm and saliva become pearl

Word usage

Note
When pronounced as "ké", "咳" refers to action, such as "咳嗽"; when pronounced as "hāi", it is a interjection, which means greeting, surprise, etc. .

Similar-form characters to 咳

ké
咳
gāi
该
hé
核
yǎo
咬
suǒ
唢
zī
嗞

Chinese Characters with pinyin ké

壳
shell; case

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