课

kè

subject

course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination

speech (讠) + [sound: 果] = subject or lesson

The speech radical (讠) anchors the meaning: a lesson is fundamentally spoken instruction delivered in words. 果 mainly contributes the sound kè and does not carry a semantic role here.

讠+果→课
果FruitPhonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

我今天有三节课。

wǒ jīn tiān yǒu sān jié kè。

I have three classes today.

你最喜欢哪门课?

nǐ zuì xǐ huān nǎ mén kè?

Which subject do you like the most?

Words with 课

课表

kè biǎo

school timetable

功课

gōng kè

homework

逃课

táo kè

to skip class

通识课程

tōng shí kè chéng

general course

选修课

xuǎn xiū kè

optional course (in school)

选课

xuǎn kè

to select courses

开课

kāi kè

school begins

上课

shàng kè

to go to class

下课

xià kè

to finish class

代课

dài kè

to teach as substitute for absent teacher

任课

rèn kè

to give classes

修课

xiū kè

to take a course

More characters with 讠

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