Traditional: 尅
HSK 5

English Meaning

📚 Example Sentences

这个苹果重两百克。
Zhège píngguǒ zhòng liǎng bǎi kè.
This apple weighs two hundred grams.
他克服了困难。
Tā kèfú le kùnnán.
He overcame the difficulty.
我每天吃五百克蔬菜。
Wǒ měitiān chī wǔ bǎi kè shūcài.
I eat five hundred grams of vegetables every day.
这个苹果重200克。
Zhège píngguǒ zhòng 200 kè.
This apple weighs 200 grams.
他每天喝500克牛奶。
Tā měitiān hē 500 kè niúnǎi.
He drinks 500 grams of milk every day.

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 克 as 'gram'—both are short words for small weights. Associate it with 'kè' sounding like 'scale' in English, reminding you of weighing things. Visualize a food label with '克' to reinforce its use in measurements.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in formality and used in both spoken and written Chinese, especially in scientific, culinary, commercial, or everyday contexts involving weights (e.g., food packaging, recipes, or product specifications). It is commonly seen in formal documents like nutrition labels or informal settings like shopping.

📖 Grammar Points

克 follows a number to form a measurement phrase (e.g., 一百克). It often appears in structures like 'Number + 克 + Noun' (e.g., 五十克糖) or in sentences describing weight, such as 'Noun + 是 + Number + 克' (e.g., 这个苹果是二百克).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In China, 克 is widely used due to the adoption of the metric system, though traditional units like 斤 may still appear in markets. It reflects modernization and standardization in daily life and commerce.

🔄 Similar Words

克 is similar to 斤 (jīn, a traditional Chinese unit equal to 500 grams) and 公斤 (gōngjīn, kilogram), but 克 is much smaller and part of the metric system. Unlike general classifiers like 个, 克 is specific to weight measurement.

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