thirsty (adj.)
HSK 3
Traditional
渴 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
课 kè - lesson (n.) | HSK 2
刻 kè - quarter (of an hour); to carve (clf.) | HSK 3
棵 kē - individual [measure word for trees, cabbages, plants etc] (clf.) | HSK 4
颗 kē - grain; [measure word for anything small and roundish] (clf.) | HSK 5
克 kè - gram (clf.) | HSK 5
磕 kē - knock; knock something out of a vessel/container etc (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
我渴了，我想要一杯水。 Wǒ kěle, wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi shuǐ. - I am thirsty, I want a glass of water.
他渴望成功。 Tā kěwàng chénggōng. - He is thirsty for success.
在炎热的夏天，人们总是很渴。 Zài yánrè de xiàtiān, rénmen zǒngshì hěn kě. - People are always thirsty in hot summer.
孩子们在运动后感到很渴。 Háizimen zài yùndòng hòu gǎndào hěn kě. - Children feel thirsty after exercise.
我渴望知识。 Wǒ kěwàng zhīshì. - I thirst for knowledge.
Phrases
渴望 kě wàng - fall over oneself; dying to; thirst for (v.) | HSK 6