kēi

to beat

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components
克 sound component

  Sound component

kēi

  

subdue

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

Definitions

() 

subdue, overcome; cut down; variant of [kè]; to subdue; to overthrow; to restrain

() 

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán​dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén​nóng] Farmer God

() 

kēi

to scold; to beat

Most common words with 剋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to subdue

伊拉克

Iraq

杰克

Jack (name)

巧克力

chocolate (loanword)

克服

to conquer