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肯kěn

to be willing to. 8 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 5.

Pinyin kěnStrokes 8Radical ⺼Band HSK 5Words 2

How to write 肯

Strokes 1–4 write 止, then strokes 5–8 write ⺼.

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Stroke order chart for 肯 — 8 strokes, radical ⺼

Write 肯 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 肯 · the stroke-order rules

What 肯 is made of

止 (zhǐ, to stop) and ⺼.

To stop 止 flexing one's muscles ⺼.

Words that use 肯

肯(kěn) to be willing to
指愿意去做

教官说只要肯练习就行。The instructor said that being willing to practise was enough.

Lesson 610, 招飞口试 · 驰骛四方与格物明理 · Broad Horizons & Rational Discernment

肯(kěn)定(dìng) definitely, to affirm
表示对某种判断非常有把握

这项研究肯定能取得重大突破。This research will definitely achieve a major breakthrough.

Lesson 449, 统筹攻坚 · 文武兼修与科学攻坚 · Cultural Elegance & Scientific Frontiers

More characters with the radical ⺼

All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.

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