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棵

kē
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Measure word Common

Definitions

  1. 1. classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc

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Stroke order

12 strokes

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Only use 棵 for trees, plants, and vegetables like cabbage; do not use for small plants like grass (use 株) or for fruit on a tree.

Grammar

Guides that feature 棵

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 6 min
Measure Words 打, 袋, 棵, 台 and 幅

Count dozens with 打, bags with 袋, trees with 棵, machines with 台 and paintings with 幅 instead of falling back on 个.

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Example Sentences

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那 棵 树死了。
That tree died.
这 棵 树遮挡了阳光。
This tree shelters from the sunlight.
这 棵 树今年结了很多苹果。
This tree bore a lot of apples this year.
这 棵 树拱出了地面。
This tree is arching out of the ground.
这 棵 柏树很高。
This cypress tree is very tall.

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Words Containing 棵

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)

塌棵菜
tā kē cài

Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard)

发棵
fā kē

budding