肯
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kěn · to agree to, to consent, to permit

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #3114
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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 肯

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Example sentences

Notice where 肯 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ kěn dìng tā hěn kuài jiù huì huí lái de.我肯定她很快就会回来的。

I'm sure that she will come back soon.

Source: Tatoeba #794246 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè kěn dìng shì wǒ de shū.这肯定是我的书。

This must be my book.

Source: Tatoeba #5650487 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù kěn dìng zhè shì bu shì duì de.我不肯定這是不是對的。

I'm not sure if this is correct.

Source: Tatoeba #346201 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú tài kěn dìng tāng mǔ shì duì de.我不太肯定汤姆是对的。

I'm not so sure Tom is right.

Source: Tatoeba #9475957 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì zhè fāng miàn de zhuān jiā, zhè shì kěn dìng de.他是这方面的专家,这是肯定的。

It is for certain, he is the expert in this field.

Source: Tatoeba #805502 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn kěn dìng tā shì zhèng què de.我很肯定她是正確的。

I'm sure that she's correct.

Source: Tatoeba #835354 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 肯 in context

  1. Say kěn, then recall the core meaning: to agree to, to consent, to permit.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 肯定 (kěn dìng), meaning “to be certain”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 肯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.