可
approve, permit, can
可 is composed of a variant of 丂 (aged) and 口 (mouth). 丂 is a pictograph of a walking stick, so 可 represents an elder opening their mouth to speak. The ancients respected elders and regarded their words as authoritative, always agreeing with their advice and teachings. From this, it extended to the meanings of suitable, appropriate, or being able to.
Vocabulary of 可
- 可信 (trustworthy)
- 可憐 (pitiful)
- 許可 (allow)
Classification
Related Characters:
3口
mouth5司
manage5史
history5右right5可approve5㕣pond5句
sentence5古old5台platform5召summon6合
close6吏
government official6吉lucky6向direction6同same6名name6各every6吁sigh6吃eat7告tell7吻lip7君monarch7吹
blow7吠bark7吵quarrel7含hold in the mouth7吟groan7否not7呂
vertebrae7吾I8和
peace8呵scold8咋
shout8咼lopsided8呬gasp8呢whisper9咸all9咬bite9咧grin9品rank9咩bleating of sheep10哺feed10哥elder brother10哲wisdom10哭cry10員member10哨sentry10哽
choking11唱sing11啇essence11啞dumb11唬scare11啜sip11唸read aloud11噤
silent11執grasp12啼cry12啻only12善good12喙protruding mouth of animal12喋
chatter12喢drink12單single12喘gasp12喊shout12喚
call13嗣
inherit13喿chirping of birds13嗅smell13嗌
throat13命order13嗔angry13嗇stingy14嘗
taste14嘆sigh15噴spray15噁nausea15噓exhale16噪noise17嚐
taste17嚇frighten18嚮guide21囂clamor