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课(課) kè lesson; class in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic is 果 guŏ “fruit” or “result”. A “lesson” 课 (課) involves the use of 言 “words” of instruction to bear fruit and produce results 果. Distinguish 课 (課) from 果 guŏ.

Examples

• 课 (課) kè class; lesson [N]
• 上课 (上課) shàngkè have class [VO]
• 下课 (下課) xiàkè end class [VO]
• 中文课 (中文課) Zhōngwén kè Chinese class
• 第一课 (第一課) dìyīkè lesson one
• 代课 (代課) dàikè teach in place of someone [VO]
• 代课老师 (代課老師) dàikè lăoshī substitute teacher [PH]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 视(視) shì look at, regard, inspect
• 坏(壞) huài bad
• 团(團) tuán group; organization
• Kitchen
• 极(極) jí utmost, very, extremely
• 领(領) lĭng lead; head
• Count to 10
• Vehicles
• Parts of the body
• 大 dà dài
• 划(劃) huà plan
• 火 huŏ fire
• 留 liú keep; leave behind
• 体(體) tĭ body
• 认(認) rèn recognize; know; admit