客 kè customer; visitor; guest
Made up of [宀 mián roof radical 40, 各 gè each; every ]Made with 9 strokes.
Can be thought of as a slow walking person under a roof - a visitor on vacation
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Also uses 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 宝 bǎo (jewel) 定 dìng (to set) 富 fù (rich) 宫 gōng (palace) 官 guān (official) 寒 hán (cold) 家 jiā (house) 宁 nìng (better) 容 róng (to hold) 室 shì (room) 实 shí (real) 宋 song (Song) 它 tā (it) 穴 xué (cave) 宜 yí (proper) 院 yuàn (courtyard) 灾 zāi (disaster) 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 各 gè component: 路 lù (road)
Sounds same
克 kè (to be able to) 刻 kè (carve)Different tone
棵 kē (of plants) 可 kě (can)Pronunciation
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