课
Character learning workspace

kè · subject, lesson, course

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #1517
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Learn every stroke in 课

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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See how 课 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

讠Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 课

Open a word for its full breakdown, or listen before reading the meaning.

kèWords pronounced kè
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Example sentences

Notice where 课 sits in each complete thought.

Zài shàng kè shí bú yào yǔ tā rén jiǎng huà.在上课时不要与他人讲话。

Do not talk to others during class!

Source: Tatoeba #926743 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià kè le ma?下课了吗?

You get out of class?

Source: Tatoeba #2298602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ kè běn fān dào zuì hòu yí yè.我把课本翻到最后一页。

I flicked through the textbook to the final page.

Source: Tatoeba #3700720 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yǐ jīng yǒu nà piān kè wén le ma?我们已经有那篇课文了吗?

Do we already have that text?

Source: Tatoeba #719716 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhǐshì zuò le nǐ de gōng kè.你只是做了你的功课。

You have just done your homework.

Source: Tatoeba #487635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men shàng kè shí xué le jiǔ de gēn shì sān.我们上课时学了九的根是三。

We learned at school that the square root of nine is three.

Source: Tatoeba #835837 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 课 in context

  1. Say kè, then recall the core meaning: subject, lesson, course.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 上课 (shàng kè), meaning “to go to class”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 课 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.