棵kē
a tree (measure word). 12 strokes, radical 木, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin kēStrokes 12Radical 木Band HSK 4Words 1
How to write 棵
Strokes 1–4 write 木, then strokes 5–12 write 果.
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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 棵 · the stroke-order rules
What 棵 is made of
木 (mù, tree) and 果 (guǒ, fruit).
木 carries the meaning — tree — and 果 carries the sound.
Words that use 棵
| 棵 | a tree (measure word) 用来数树木花草的量词 庭院前种下了一棵百年桂树。They planted a century-old tree in front of the yard. Lesson 308, 阖家雅趣与格调高迈 · 故土炊烟与烟火长卷 · Hometown Memories & The Tapestry of Daily Life |
Characters that share the sound part 果
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 木
All 67 of them, and what the radical means, on the 木 radical page.