科
科 (kē) means “subject”. It is made of 禾 + 斗 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 科 into its parts
What 科 is made of
- 禾 hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八 bā — eight
- 斗 dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand measuring 斗 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
科 stroke order
Example sentences
你最喜欢哪一科？Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ yī kē?Which subject do you like best?
他每科都考得很好。Tā měi kē dōu kǎo de hěn hǎo.He did well in every subject.
Words with 科
Also built with 禾
- 乘chéngto ride (a vehicle)
- 利lìgains
- 和héand
- 委wěito appoint
- 季jìseason
- 秀xiùelegant
- 私sīpersonal
- 秃tūbald
- 秋qiūautumn
- 种zhǒngkind
- 秒miǎosecond (of time)
- 秘mìsecret
Quick facts
| Pinyin | kē |
|---|---|
| Meaning | subject; branch of study; department |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 禾 (grain, #115) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (2021) |
Questions about 科
What does 科 mean?
科 (kē) means “subject; branch of study; department”.
How many strokes does 科 have?
科 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 科?
The radical of 科 is 禾 (hé, “grain”), Kangxi radical number 115.
What parts make up 科?
科 is made of 禾 (cereal) and 斗 (to struggle).
Which HSK level is 科?
科 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Learn 科 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.