客
客 (kè) · guest
客 (kè) means “guest”. It is made of 宀 + 各 and has 9 strokes.
Break 客 into its parts
What 客 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖 mì — cover
- 各 gè — individual
- 夂 zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又 yòu — and
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂 zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: A person 各 welcomed under one's roof 宀; 各 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
客 stroke order
Example sentences with 不客气
不客气，请坐。Bùkèqi, qǐngzuò.You're welcome. Please sit down.
不客气，我们是朋友。Bùkèqi, wǒmen shì péngyou.You're welcome, we're friends.
Words with 客
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 顾客gùkècustomer
- 客人kèrénguest
- 旅客lǚkètraveler
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 游客yóukètourist
- 客观kèguānobjective
- 做客zuòkèto be a guest
- 客厅kètīngliving room
- 好客hàokèhospitable
- 客户kèhùclient
- 乘客chéngkèpassenger
- 客气kèqipolite
Also built with 宀
- 塞sāito stop up
- 字zìcharacter
- 宁níngcalm
- 它tāit
- 宅zháiresidence
- 宇yǔbuilding
- 守shǒuto guard
- 安ānsafe
- 完wánto finish
- 宏hónggreat
- 宗zōngancestry
- 官guānofficial
Quick facts
| Pinyin | kè |
|---|---|
| Meaning | guest |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 宀 (roof, #40) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 客
What does 客 mean?
客 (kè) means “guest”.
How many strokes does 客 have?
客 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 客?
The radical of 客 is 宀 (mián, “roof”), Kangxi radical number 40.
What parts make up 客?
客 is made of 宀 (roof) and 各 (individual).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.