but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
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…
是 (shì) · 9 strokes
Origin unclear. The bottom component 止 represents the sound.