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课kè

lesson; class; course; subject; schoolwork; assignment

课 is a lesson or course — the unit your study time is divided into.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 果 the sound.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

lesson; class; course; subject; schoolwork; assignment

课 is a lesson or course — the unit your study time is divided into.

ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 果 the sound.

MEANING

speech (from 言)

The simplified speech form; not a standalone page.

In 课: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

fruit; result

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its historical sound role in 课.

In 课: sound Sound side per ZDIC: guǒ and kè are near in the initial (aspiration aside, g/k) but differ in final (uo/e) and tone (3 vs 4).

kèTone 4

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ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 果 the sound.

请 qǐng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 课.

读 dú, dòu — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 课.

话 huà — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 课.

记 jì — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 课.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 9b7c12f3da01a29beb3540f32666a7a62b7eb51cabffca6bde4a045f8c3060af. Captured 2026-11-01T01:46:10.934Z.
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