磕 kē · kè

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to knock or tap something hard against a hard thing

Radical: 石
Strokes: 15
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 石盍
Traditional: 磕
Frequency: #4314 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

kēMain reading kèRare reading

kē

ke1Main readingHSK 7–9

to knock or tap something hard against a hard thing
to bump your head or body hard on something
to really like a couple from a story (internet slang)

Examples

他磕到了头。
tā kē dào le tóu
He bumped his head.
AI-generated sentence
杯子磕了一下，没有坏。
bēi zi kē le yí xià méi yǒu huài
The cup got knocked, but it did not break.
AI-generated sentence
我很磕这对恋人。
wǒ hěn kē zhè duì liàn rén
I really ship this couple.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “磕” as kē

死磕sǐ kē(coll.) to fight to the deathWord 磕头kē tóuto kowtowWord 磕碜kē chen(dialect) uglyWord 磕碰kē pèngto knock againstWord 磕磕kē kē(onom.) knockingWord 磕糖kē tángto revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being…Word 磕膝盖kē xī gài(dialect) kneeWord 磕磕巴巴kē kē bā bāstammeringWord

kè

ke4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is kē.

(this character is not used with this sound)

Stroke order

Practice writing 磕

Draw “磕” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

See all 10 words with 磕 →

Same radical 石

All characters with 石 →

研yán 石shí 确què 確què 码mǎ 碼mǎ 破pò 硃zhū 硬yìng 碰pèng 碎suì 础chǔ

磕

Character