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• 尻 — ka1: tailbone; coccyx, buttocks
• 腳 — ka1: foot; leg (colloquial, alternative form of 跤)
• 跤 — ka1: foot
• 卡車 — ka2 cia1: truck, lorry
• 卡點 — ka2 diam2: checkpoint
• 巧妙 — ka2 miao6: ingenious, clever
• 卡 — ka2: to be stuck, to jam, to wedge
• 巧 — ka2: clever; skillful, ingenious
• 豈 — ka2: how; how could it be (rhetorical), interrogative particle (yes-no questions)
• 敲電話 — ka3 diang6 uê7: to make a phone call
• 敲鼓 — ka3 gou2: to play the drums; to beat a drum
• 敲嘓 — ka3 kog4: to criticize; to mock; to ridicule, to chat
• 敲雷 — ka3 lui5: to thunder; to rumble with thunder
• 籗 — ka7: basket for catching fish (obsolete)
• 匼模 — kab4 bhou5: the 宀 (roof) character radical/component
• 恰巧 — kab4 ka2: by chance, coincidentally, opportunely
• 恰恰 — kab4 kab4: exactly, precisely
• 匼 — kab4: to cover downward, to put a lid/cover over
• 恰 — kab4: exactly, just, appropriate
• 瞌 — kab4: to close one's eyes
• 蓋 — kab4: to cover (alternative form of 匼)
• 確保 — kag4 bo2: to ensure; to guarantee; to make sure
• 刻苦 — kag4 kou2: industrious, diligent, hardworking
• 滀臻 — kag4 lang7: Sóc Trăng (former Vietnamese province, abolished 2025)
• 芥藍菜 — kag4 na5 cai3: kailan, Chinese kale
• 確實 — kag4 sig8: indeed; really, certain; true; real
• 確診 — kag4 ziang2: to make a definitive diagnosis; to diagnose
• 殼 — kag4: shell, husk, hull, casing
• 確 — kag4: real; true, firm; resolute
• 藿 — kag4: leaves of pulse plants (literary)
• 霍 — kag4: quickly, suddenly
• 芥藍 — kah4 na5: kailan; Chinese kale
• 開播 — kai1 bua3: to start broadcasting (TV/radio), to begin sowing (agriculture)
• 開創 — kai1 cang3: to initiate, to found, to inaugurate
• 開導 — kai1 dao6: to enlighten, to bring someone to reason, to guide
• 開除 — kai1 de5: to fire; to dismiss, to expel
• 開展 — kai1 diang2: to carry out, to launch, to develop (a project, activity)
• 開光 — kai1 guang1: to consecrate (a religious idol), to perform an eye-opening ceremony
• 開學 — kai1 hag8: to start school, for a new term to begin
• 開封 — kai1 hong1: Kaifeng (city in Henan, China)
• 開發者 — kai1 huag4 zia2: developer (computing)
• 開發 — kai1 huag4: to develop, to exploit (a resource), to open up (for development)
• 開放 — kai1 huang3: to open (to the public), to lift a ban or restriction, open; public
• 開啟 — kai1 ki2: to open, to start (a device), to launch
• 開幕式 — kai1 mo6 sêg4: opening ceremony
• 開玩笑 — kai1 nguang2 cio3: to joke, to kid around
• 開闢 — kai1 pêg4: to open up; to pioneer, to establish; to found
• 開始 — kai1 si2: to start, to begin, beginning
• 開心 — kai1 sim1: happy, delighted, glad
• 開設 — kai1 siêg4: to set up, to establish, to open (a business)
• 開通 — kai1 tong1: to open up (a road/service), open-minded; enlightened
• 開庭 — kai1 têng5: to open court, to start a court session
• 凱歌 — kai2 go1: song of triumph, paean, victory song
• 覬覦 — kai2 ru5: to covet, to eye greedily, to have designs on
• 凱 — kai2: triumph; victory, paean; song of triumph
• 楷 — kai2: model; standard, regular script (楷書, in calligraphy)
• 鍇 — kai2: fine iron, high-quality steel
• 鎧 — kai2: armor
• 概括 — kai3 guag4: to summarize, to sum up, to generalize
• 概率 — kai3 lug8: probability, odds
• 概念 — kai3 niam6: concept, notion, idea
• 愾 — kai3: to hate; to resent; to be angry
• 概 — kai3: general, approximate, rough
• 溉 — kai3: to irrigate; to water
• 騎樓 — kai5 lao5: arcade veranda (covered walkway formed by upper-floor overhang above ground-floor shops), balcony; terrace
• 開源 — kai5 nguang5: open source (computing), to open-source
• 勘查 — kam1 cê5: to inspect; to survey, to investigate; to examine
• 堪稱 — kam1 cêng1: can be called, one can say that, can be described as
• 堪該 — kam1 gai1: to serve someone right, to have it coming
• 堪 — kam1: can, may, to bear
• 龕 — kam1: shrine; niche
• 砍樹 — kam2 ciu7: to chop down a tree, to cut wood
• 嵌入 — kam2 rib8: to embed, to insert, to implant
• 坎 — kam2: pit, hole, ridge between fields
• 嵌 — kam2: to inlay; to embed
• 砍 — kam2: to chop, to hack, to cut down
• 冚 — kam3: to cover
• 崁 — kam3: cliff, embankment, steep bank
• 康健 — kang1 giang6: healthy, well; free from illness
• 牽掛 — kang1 gua3: to worry about; to be concerned about
• 康熙 — kang1 hi1: Kangxi Emperor, Kangxi era (1662-1722)
• 康復 — kang1 hog8: to recover (from illness), to get well
• 牽強 — kang1 kiang5: far-fetched
• 工課 — kang1 kuê3: work; task
• 牽拉 — kang1 la1: to pull, to drag, to apply traction
• 牽涉 — kang1 siab8: to involve, to relate to, to drag in
• 牽成 — kang1 sêng5: to help, to foster, to facilitate
• 牽頭 — kang1 tao5: to take the lead, to spearhead, to act as matchmaker
• 空位 — kang1 ui7: vacancy, vacant seat; empty space
• 牽制 — kang1 zi3: to pin down, to hold in check, to tie up
• 康 — kang1: healthy, peaceful; tranquil
• 牽 — kang1: to pull, to drag, to lead by hand
• 空 — kang1: empty, hollow, vacant
• 糠 — kang1: chaff; bran; husk
• 侃 — kang2: to chat, to chatter idly
• 抗禦 — kang3 ghe6: to resist and guard against
• 抗癌 — kang3 ngam5: to fight cancer, anticancer
• 抗議 — kang3 ngi2: to protest, protest
• 抗原 — kang3 nguang5: antigen
• 抗日 — kang3 rig8: anti-Japanese, to resist Japan
• 看相 — kang3 siên3: to look carefully, to gossip about others' faults
• 抗生素 — kang3 sêng1 su3: antibiotic
• 抗體 — kang3 ti2: antibody
• 抗戰 — kang3 ziêng3: War of Resistance (esp. against Japan, 1937-1945)
• 亢 — kang3: high; excessive, haughty; arrogant
• 抗 — kang3: to resist, to oppose, to defy
• 刊文 — kang5 bhung5: to publish an article
• 刊登 — kang5 dêng1: to publish (an article)
• 刊 — kang5: to publish, publication; periodical
• 薅草 — kao1 cao2: to pull out weeds, to weed
• 鬮 — kao1: lot (drawn in a lottery), to draw lots
• 口爿 — kao2 boin5: outside; exterior
• 拷貝 — kao2 buê6: to copy, copy
• 考察 — kao2 cag4: to inspect; to investigate on-site, to research in depth
• 口才 — kao2 cai5: eloquence, way with words
• 口臭 — kao2 cao3: bad breath, halitosis
• 口試 — kao2 ci3: oral exam, oral test
• 考試 — kao2 ci3: test; examination; exam
• 考場 — kao2 diên5: examination hall; test room
• 考題 — kao2 doi5: examination question
• 口感 — kao2 gam2: texture (of food), mouthfeel
• 考卷 — kao2 geng2: examination paper; exam paper
• 考究 — kao2 giu3: tasteful; elegant; exquisite
• 考古 — kao2 gou2: archaeology
• 烤火 — kao2 huê2: to warm oneself by a fire
• 口音 — kao2 im1: accent, pronunciation, manner of speaking
• 口腔癌 — kao2 kion1 ngam5: oral cancer
• 口腔 — kao2 kion1: oral cavity
• 考慮 — kao2 le6: to consider, to think over, to ponder
• 考問 — kao2 meng7: to question; to interrogate
• 口糧 — kao2 nion5: rations, food allowance
• 考入 — kao2 rib8: to be admitted to; to be enrolled in
• 考生 — kao2 sêng1: exam candidate, examinee
• 口頭禪 — kao2 tao5 siam5: catchphrase, pet phrase, stock phrase
• 口頭 — kao2 tao5: oral, spoken, verbal
• 口罩 — kao2 zao6: face mask, surgical mask
• 考書 — kao2 ze1: to take a test, to sit an exam
• 口舌 — kao2 zih8: mouth and tongue, verbal dispute, quarrel
• 口 — kao2: mouth
• 烤 — kao2: to roast; to grill; to bake
• 考 — kao2: to test; to examine
• 哭包 — kao3 bao1: crybaby
• 哭爸哭母 — kao3 bê6 kao3 bho2: to complain bitterly, to be full of complaints
• 哭爸 — kao3 bê6: Oh, shit! (interjection of dismay)
• 哭笑不得 — kao3 cio3 bug4 dig4: dumbfounded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry
• 靠近 — kao3 geng6: to approach, to draw near, to be close to
• 哭鬼 — kao3 gui2: crybaby
• 口供 — kao3 gêng1: oral statement, testimony, deposition
• 靠攏 — kao3 long2: to draw close, to close up, to converge
• 扣針 — kao3 zam1: safety pin
• 哭 — kao3: to cry, to weep, to wail
• 扣 — kao3: to fasten; to button, to deduct
• 靠 — kao3: to depend on; to rely on, to lean on
• 去處 — ke3 cu3: place; destination, whereabouts
• 去死 — ke3 si2: go to hell (dismissal), get lost; scram
• 去世 — ke3 si3: to pass away, to die
• 去職 — ke3 zêh4: to resign a post, to leave office
• 去 — ke3: to go, to leave
• 渠道 — ke5 dao6: channel, means, medium
• 渠 — ke5: he, she, it
• 璩 — ke5: surname (Qu)
• 𠍲 — ke5: he; she; it (third-person pronoun)
• 乞丐 — keg4 gai3: beggar
• 乞食 — keg4 ziah8: beggar, to beg for food
• 乞 — keg4: to beg, to request
• 乞 — keh4: to let; to allow, by (marks the passive voice)
• 鏗 — keng1: to strike; to clang, jingling sound
• 懇切 — keng2 ciag4: sincere, earnest, cordial
• 墾 — keng2: to cultivate; to reclaim (wasteland), to till; to plow
• 懇 — keng2: sincere, earnest, cordial
• 勸導 — keng3 dao6: to admonish, to advise
• 勸解 — keng3 goi2: to mediate, to pacify, to patch things up
• 勸說 — keng3 suêh4: to persuade, to advise
• 勸退 — keng3 to3: to persuade to resign, to talk out of
• 勸阻 — keng3 zo2: to dissuade, to discourage
• 勸 — keng3: to advise, to persuade, to urge
• 囥 — keng3: to hide; to conceal, to put; to place
• 芹菜 — keng5 cai3: celery
• 勤儉 — keng5 kiam6: hardworking and thrifty
• 勤勞 — keng5 lao5: hardworking, diligent, industrious
• 芹澎島 — keng5 pên5 dao2: Qinpeng Island (an island near Nan'ao, Shantou, Guangdong)
• 芹澎 — keng5 pên5: Qinpeng (an island near Nan'ao, Shantou, Guangdong)
• 勤 — keng5: diligent; industrious, hardworking
• 芹 — keng5: celery, Java waterdropwort
• 欺負 — ki1 hu6: to bully, to push around, to pick on
• 蹊蹺 — ki1 kiao1: odd; queer; strange; fishy
• 崎嶇 — ki1 ku1: rugged, craggy, uneven (terrain)
• 欺凌 — ki1 lêng5: to bully and humiliate
• 欺騙 — ki1 piang3: to deceive, to cheat, to swindle
• 欺詐 — ki1 za3: to deceive, to cheat
• 崎 — ki1: steep; sloping, rugged
• 欺 — ki1: to cheat, to deceive, to bully
• 蹊 — ki1: strange; odd (bound form, only used in 蹊蹺)
• 起碼 — ki2 bhê2: at least
• 起床 — ki2 ceng5: to get up, to get out of bed, to wake up
• 起手 — ki2 ciu2: to begin; to set about, to put one's hand to something
• 齒漱 — ki2 ciu3: toothbrush
• 起初 — ki2 co1: at first, initially, in the beginning
• 起草 — ki2 co2: to draft, to draw up
• 起厝 — ki2 cu3: to build a house