科
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branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
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Dict coverage rank #149 U+79D1
How 科 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A hand measuring 斗 grain 禾
How to remember it
academic discipline · Heisig RSH #970
wild rice + measuring cup
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 科 as their sound component
These characters all use 科 (kē) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科 sound component | kē | section, department; field, branch; science |
| 蝌 | kē | tadpole |
Words containing 科
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 小儿科 | xiǎo ér kē | pediatrics; pediatric (department); sth of little importance; trifle; a child's play; (sla… |
| 国家重点学科 | Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Xué kē | National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central… |
| 大学本科 | dà xué běn kē | university undergraduate course |
| 巴克科斯 | Bā kè kē sī | Bacchus, Greek god of wine |
| 西科尔斯基 | Xī kē ěr sī jī | Sikorski (name); Radosław Sikorski (1950-), Polish conservative politician, foreign minist… |
| 多学科 | duō xué kē | interdisciplinary |
| 科学主义 | kē xué zhǔ yì | scientism |
| 学科 | xué kē | subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline |
| 科学 | kē xué | science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] |
| 眼科学 | yǎn kē xué | ophthalmology |
| 儿科 | ér kē | pediatrics |
| 科尔 | Kē ěr | Kohl (name); Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), German CDU politician, Chancellor 1982-1998 |
| 外科学 | wài kē xué | surgery |
| 马科 | mǎ kē | Equidae; horse family |
| 自然科学基金会 | zì rán kē xué jī jīn huì | natural science fund |
| 巴马科 | Bā mǎ kē | Bamako, capital of Mali |
| 地球科学 | dì qiú kē xué | earth science |
| 科特布斯 | Kē tè bù sī | Cottbus (city in Germany) |
| 科罗拉多 | Kē luó lā duō | Colorado |