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可 = 丁 + 口

可 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “may”. It is built from 丁 (male adult) and 口 (mouth). It appears as a component in 37 other characters in this index.

Keyword
may
Pinyin (Mandarin)
kě
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
may, can, -able, может, can, -able
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
可 can

Decomposition

ids

  1. 丁 male adult
  2. 口 mouth

Characters that contain 可

How to find 可 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “male adult” + “mouth”. 可 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 可 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.