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棵 Stroke Order — How to Write 棵

Stroke Order

棵 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

棵 Radical and Character Components

Components:木果

棵 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 果 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 8 more strokes

棵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kē

Meanings of 棵 in Chinese

1

kē棵

Refers to the size or individual count of plants, often used to describe the bigness or fullness of individual plants.
这几棵菜长得真大,棵棵饱满。
These few vegetables have grown really big, each one plump.
A measure word for plants, such as trees, grass, or vegetables.
花园里有三棵苹果树。
There are three apple trees in the garden.

Common Words and Phrases with 棵

1
kē棵ér儿
size of a plant
这棵果树的棵儿长得很旺盛,今年应该能结很多果子。
The main body of this fruit tree is growing very vigorously; it should bear a lot of fruit this year.
2
kē棵zǐ子
stalks of a plant (especially of crops)
农民伯伯把玉米棵子都收割了。
The farmers harvested all the corn stalks.

More words with 棵

  • yì一kē棵a tree, a plant
  • jǐ几kē棵a few trees, several trees
  • nà那kē棵That tree, That plant
  • zhè这kē棵this tree, this plant
  • kē棵kē棵every tree, each tree
  • měi每kē棵each tree, every tree
  • liǎng两kē棵shù树two trees
  • zhè这kē棵shù树this tree
  • měi每yì一kē棵every tree, each tree
  • zhè这jǐ几kē棵These trees, These few trees
  • zhè这jǐ几kē棵shù树these trees, these few trees
  • zhè这kē棵lǎo老shù树this old tree
  • hǎo好jǐ几kē棵cài菜several vegetable plants, several vegetables
  • měi每yì一kē棵shù树every tree, each tree
  • nà那kē棵lǎo老shù树that old tree
  • zhè这kē棵xiǎo小shù树this small tree, this little tree

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Questions about 棵

What does 棵 mean in Chinese?

棵 (kē) means “A measure word for plants” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 棵?

棵 is pronounced kē in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 棵 have?

棵 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 棵?

棵 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 棵?

The radical of 棵 is 木, and 棵 is a phono-semantic compound.

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