KE-4

('ke' in the fourth tone)

There are some 45 standard Chinese characters with a 'ke' pronunciation. Common sound-indicating components are: 可 (13 occurences),  果 (9 occurences),  盍 (6), 各 (3)

The most common 'ke' characters are:

可 = ke(3) = can

渴 = ke(3) = thirsty

克 = ke(4) = gram

客 = ke(4) = guest

课 = ke(4) = class, lesson

科 = ke(1) = academic branch

客 = ke(4) = guest

This character is seldom used by itself, but is part of many two-character words:

旅客 = lv(3)ke(4) = traveller, passenger

客户 = ke(4)hu(4) = customer

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克 = ke(4) = gram (1000g = 1kg)

A combination of two characters:

十 = shi(2) = ten

兄 = xiong(1) = elder brother

However, in modern Chinese, 兄 is not commonly used as designation for 'elder brothers'. The modern Chinese term for 'elder brother' is 哥哥 = ge(1)ge(-)

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课 = ke(4) = class (in school)

上课 = shang(4) ke(4) = go to class

Both students and teachers can use this word.