肯 Stroke Order — How to Write 肯
肯 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, 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.
肯 Radical and Character Components
肯 is an ideographic compound. To stop 止 flexing one's muscles ⺼.
Radical: ⺼ + 4 more strokes
肯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- kěn
Meanings of 肯 in Chinese
kěn肯
Common Words and Phrases with 肯
More words with 肯
- nìng宁kěn肯would rather; prefer to
- shóu首kěn肯to nod approval or give consent
- qǐ岂kěn肯How could I be willing?, Absolutely not
- bù不kěn肯unwilling, refuse to
- zhòng中kěn肯pertinent, apt
- kěn肯dìng定huì会will definitely, will certainly
- kěn肯shuō说Willing to say, Willing to speak
- cái才kěn肯only then, will only
- kěn肯dìng定yào要definitely will, certainly will
- zén怎kěn肯How could, Why would
- cóng从bù不kěn肯never willing, always refuses
- réng仍bù不kěn肯still refused, still unwilling
- bù不kěn肯shuō说refuse to say, wouldn't say
- jué绝bù不kěn肯absolutely refuse, will never agree
- qín勤láo劳kěn肯gàn干hard-working, diligent
- sǐ死huó活bù不kěn肯adamantly refuse, stubbornly refuse
- bù不kěn肯chéng承rèn认refuse to admit, refuse to acknowledge
- bù不kěn肯gǎi改biàn变unwilling to change, refuse to change
- bù不kěn肯gǎi改gé革unwilling to reform, refuse to reform
- chí迟chí迟bù不kěn肯dragging one's feet, reluctant to act
Idioms with 肯
- huì惠rán然kěn肯lái来kindly favor us with your visit
- dòng洞zhōng中kěn肯qìng綮grasp the crucial point
- shēn深zhōng中kěn肯qìng綮hit the nail on the head
- xīn心zhé折shǒu首kěn肯profoundly impressed and nod in agreement
- kěn肯gòu构kěn肯táng堂Capable of continuing father's legacy
- kěn肯táng堂kěn肯gòu构able to continue family legacy
- bù不dào到wū乌jiāng江bù不kěn肯xiū休never give up until the very end
- bù不kěn肯yī一shì世disdain one's contemporaries
- dòng动zhòng中kěn肯qǐ綮hit the crucial point
- xīn心fú服shǒu首kěn肯completely convinced and agree wholeheartedly
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Open the tool →Questions about 肯
What does 肯 mean in Chinese?
肯 (kěn) means “to agree” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 肯?
肯 is pronounced kěn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 肯 have?
肯 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 肯?
肯 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 肯?
The radical of 肯 is ⺼, and 肯 is an ideographic compound.