课
课 (kè) means “lesson”. It is made of 讠 + 果 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 课 into its parts
What 课 is made of
- 讠 yán — speech
- 果 guǒ — fruit
- 田 tián — field
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八 bā — eight
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 果 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
课 stroke order
Example sentences
我们下午有课。Wǒmen xiàwǔ yǒu kè.We have class this afternoon.
今天的课难不难？Jīntiān de kè nán bù nán?Was today's lesson hard?
Words with 课
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 上课shàngkèto have class
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 课堂kètángclassroom
- 功课gōngkèhomework
- 课程kèchéngcourse
- 课题kètíresearch topic
- 旷课kuàngkèto skip class
Also built with 讠
- 计jìto calculate
- 订dìngto book
- 认rènto know
- 讥jīto ridicule
- 讨tǎoto haggle
- 让ràngto let
- 训xùnto teach
- 议yìto consult
- 讯xùnnews
- 记jìto remember
- 讲jiǎngto speak
- 讳huìtaboo
Quick facts
| Pinyin | kè |
|---|---|
| Meaning | lesson; class |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 言 (speech, #149) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 2 |
Questions about 课
What does 课 mean?
课 (kè) means “lesson; class”.
How many strokes does 课 have?
课 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 课?
The radical of 课 is 言 (yán, “speech”), Kangxi radical number 149.
What parts make up 课?
课 is made of 讠 (speech) and 果 (fruit).
Which HSK level is 课?
课 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Learn 课 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.