kēi

HSK 2
informal
dialect
common

Meaning of

克 means to scold; to reprimand. Pronounced kēi. HSK 2.

  • to scold; to reprimand

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ba
yīn
wèi
kǎo
shì
ér
le
dùn
 

Dad scolded me severely because I failed the exam.

Lǎo
bǎn
ge
tōu
lǎn
de
yuán
gōng
le
tòng
 

The boss reprimanded the lazy employee thoroughly.

xiǎo
xīn
suì
le
huā
píng
 
bèi
ma
le
dùn
 

He accidentally broke the vase and was scolded by his mom.

Lǎo
shī
le
ge
shàng
shuō
huà
de
xué
shēng
 

The teacher scolded the student who was talking in class.

yīn
wèi
chí
dào
bèi
zhǎng
le
 

He was reprimanded by the team leader for being late.