棵 (kē) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 棵 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 棵
棵
(measure word: trees, plants)
院子里种了一棵大树。
Yuànzi lǐ zhòng le yì kē dà shù.
A big tree was planted in the yard.
About the character 棵
棵 (kē) means (measure word: trees, plants). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".