可以 (kě yǐ)

Character breakdown

• 可 (kě) · 5 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and the right component, which is a pictograph of an axe handle (now written as 柯), represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "sing", now wri…

• 以 (yǐ) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a person (人) carrying something.

Example sentences

1. 你本来可以做的。 — You could have done it.
2. 没关系，我可以等。 — It's all right. I can wait.
3. 我可以做些什么？ — What can I do about it?
4. 你可以看这书。 — You can read this book.
5. 并不是不可以。 — Not that it's not possible.

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