可爱 kě’ài Lovely

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Traditional: 可愛

Stroke order

可爱 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

可爱 — the Chinese character for Lovely (kě’ài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 可爱 — Lovely

可 — 5 strokes
爱 — 10 strokes

Senses

adorable
cute
lovely

Characters in 可爱

可 kě — (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
爱 ài — to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

这只小猫很可爱。Zhè zhī xiǎo māo hěn kě’ài.This kitten is very cute.
她笑起来特别可爱。Tā xiào qǐlái tèbié kě’ài.She looks especially lovely when she smiles.

Related words

可爱 is pronounced kě’ài and means “Lovely”.

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