Usage of the character 克

Junker (German aristocracy)
Jean-Claude Juncker (1954-), Luxembourgish politician, prime minister of Luxembourg 1995-2013, president of the European Commission 2014-2019

péngkè

朋克

[朋克]

punk (music style) (loanword)

Yǎkè

雅克

[雅克]

Jacques (name)

Nǔkè

努克

[努克]

Nuuk, capital of Greenland

fǎkè

法克

[法克]

fuck (loanword)

Kèshān

克山

[克山]

Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

kèrì

克日

[克日]

to set a date
to set a time frame
within a certain time limit

wēikè

微克

[微克]

microgram (μg)

xuěkè

雪克

[雪克]

(milk)shake (loanword)

màikè

麦克

[麥克]

microphone (loanword)

fàngkè

放克

[放克]

(music) funk (loanword)

Jiékè

捷克

[捷克]

Czech
Czech Republic (from 1993)
Czechia

Lánkè

兰克

[蘭克]

Rank (name)
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian

kèzhì

克制

[克制]

to restrain
to control
restraint
self-control

Fúkè

福克

[福克]

Fock or Foch (name)

gōngkè

公克

[公克]

gram

lìkè

力克

[力克]

to prevail with difficulty

kèlǎng

克朗

[克朗]

krone (currency of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) (loanword)

jiākè

茄克

[茄克]

variant of 夾克／夹克 (jiākè)

fēnkè

分克

[分克]

decigram

kèlā

克拉

[克拉]

carat (mass) (loanword)

tǎnkè

坦克

[坦克]

tank (military vehicle) (loanword)

kuākè

夸克

[夸克]

(particle physics) (loanword) quark

líkè

厘克

[釐克]

centigram

kè Xī

克西

[克西]

xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)

Xīkè

锡克

[錫克]

Sikh

kèqī

克期

[克期]

to set a date
to set a time frame
within a certain time limit

kènán

克难

[克難]

to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful
(of circumstances) difficult
challenging
(of a budget) tight
(of a man-made thing) makeshift
rough and ready

kèjǐ

克己

[克己]

self-restraint
discipline
selflessness

Kèdōng

克东

[克東]

Kedong county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Xùnkè

逊克

[遜克]

Xunke county in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

Xú Kè

徐克

[徐克]

Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer

Kèlè

克勒

[克勒]

Keller or Köhler (name)
Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, head of the IMF 2000-2004, president of Germany 2004-2010

Bèikè

贝克

[貝克]

Baker or Becker (name)

kèlóng

克隆

[克隆]

clone (loanword)

Níkè

尼克

[尼克]

Nick (name)

pǐkè

匹克

[匹克]

(guitar) pick (loanword)

Màikè

麦克

[麥克]

Mike (name)

bèikè

贝克

[貝克]

becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq) (abbr. for 貝克勒爾／贝克勒尔 (bèikèlè'ěr))

Pǐkè

匹克

[匹克]

Peak Sport Products Co., Chinese sportswear company

Kēkè

科克

[科克]

Cork, city in Ireland

Kèlái

克莱

[克萊]

Clay (name)

Pàikè

派克

[派克]

Pike or Peck (name)
Parker Pen Company

kèkòu

克扣

[剋扣]

to dock
to deduct
to embezzle

Kèguó

克国

[克國]

(Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞／克罗埃西亚 ( Kèluó'āixīyà) Croatia

Kùkè

库克

[庫克]

Cook (name)
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

Yuēkè

约克

[約克]

York

Xīkèjiào

锡克教

[錫克教]

Sikhism

Kèlěir

克蕾儿

[克蕾兒]

Clare (name)

sàkèguǎn

萨克管

[薩克管]

sax
saxophone

kètīngbìng

克汀病

[克汀病]

cretinism

kètāmìng

克他命

[克他命]

ketamine (loanword)

Lǐ Kèqiáng

李克强

[李克強]

Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023

chákèlā

查克拉

[查克拉]

chakra (loanword)

Wūkèlán

乌克兰

[烏克蘭]

Ukraine

kèlínmǔ

克林姆

[克林姆]

cream (loanword)

Fúkènà

福克纳

[福克納]

William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet

màikèbǐ

麦克笔

[麥克筆]

marker pen (loanword)

Tuōkèxùn

托克逊

[托克遜]

Toksun county or Toqsun nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區／吐鲁番地区 ( Tǔlǔfāndìqū), Xinjiang

yàkèlì

亚克力

[亞克力]

acrylic (loanword)

Mǎkèsī

马克思

[馬克思]

Marx (name)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German revolutionary, economist and historian

Kèyēbāng

克耶邦

[克耶邦]

Kaya state of Myanmar

Lādákè

拉达克

[拉達克]

Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent to Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet"

Kuíběikè

魁北克

[魁北克]

Quebec province, Canada

Lǐkètè

里克特

[里克特]

Richter (name)
Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985), US physicist and seismologist, after whom the Richter scale is named

Yīlākè

伊拉克

[伊拉克]

Iraq

Fúwéikè

福维克

[福維克]

Vorwerk (brand)

Mòduōkè

默多克

[默多克]

Murdoch (name)
Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate

Lúkèsuǒ

卢克索

[盧克索]

Luxor, city in Egypt

Jiékèyǔ

捷克语

[捷克語]

Czech (language)

Kèshānxiàn

克山县

[克山縣]

Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Bālākè

巴拉克

[巴拉克]

Barack, Barak, Ballack (name)

Kèlǐtè

克里特

[克里特]

Crete

Sàkèxùn

萨克逊

[薩克遜]

Saxon

Bānkèsī

班克斯

[班克斯]

Banks (surname)
Banksy (UK artist)

Oūpèikè

欧佩克

[歐佩克]

OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Dílākè

狄拉克

[狄拉克]

P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist

Niǔwǎkè

纽瓦克

[紐瓦克]

Newark (place name)

cànkuākè

粲夸克

[粲夸克]

charm quark (particle physics)

Màikèbái

麦克白

[麥克白]

Macbeth (name)
Macbeth, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Sūkèléi

苏克雷

[蘇克雷]

Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia

kèliúgǎn

克流感

[克流感]

oseltamivir
Tamiflu

Kèláiyīn

克莱因

[克萊因]

Klein or Kline (name)
Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician

Dà Màikè

大麦克

[大麥克]

Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)

Tuōkèláo

托克劳

[托克勞]

Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)

sàkèsī

萨克斯

[薩克斯]

sax
saxophone

Lādíkè

拉狄克

[拉狄克]

Karl Berngardovich Radek (1885-1939), Bolshevik and Comintern leader, first president of Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, died in prison during Stalin's purges

Bānkèxī

班克西

[班克西]

Banksy (British street artist)

bāluòkè

巴洛克

[巴洛克]

baroque (loanword)

Píkèlín

皮克林

[皮克林]

Pickering (name)

pūkèpái

扑克牌

[撲克牌]

poker (card game)
playing card
CL:副 (fù)

dǐngkuākè

顶夸克

[頂夸克]

top quark (particle physics)

Qínǔkè

奇努克

[奇努克]

Chinook (helicopter)

Yuēkèjùn

约克郡

[約克郡]

Yorkshire (English region)

Liúlǐkè

留里克

[留里克]

Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people

Píkèsī

皮克斯

[皮克斯]

Pixar Animation Studios

shàngkuākè

上夸克

[上夸克]

up quark (particle physics)

Kǎokèsī

考克斯

[考克斯]

Cox (surname)

Jiékèrén

捷克人

[捷克人]

Czech person

Kùkèshān

库克山

[庫克山]

Mt Cook on New Zealand South Island, national park and highest peak

Hāsàkè

哈萨克

[哈薩克]

Kazakh
(Tw, HK) Kazakhstan

Kèlái'ěr

克莱尔

[克萊爾]

Claire (name)

sīnuòkè

斯诺克

[斯諾克]

snooker (loanword)

Bókèjùn

柏克郡

[柏克郡]

Berkshire (English county)

Fǎlǔkè

法鲁克

[法魯克]

Farouk of Egypt (1920-1965), king of Egypt 1936-1952

chákèruì

查克瑞

[查克瑞]

chakra

Aīkètuō

埃克托

[埃克托]

Hector (name)

Akèsū

阿克苏

[阿克蘇]

Aqsu wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city

Bǎikèlái

柏克莱

[柏克萊]

Berkeley (name)
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher
Berkeley, university city in the San Francisco bay area, California

Kèláosī

克劳斯

[克勞斯]

Claus or Klaus (name)

Nílèkè

尼勒克

[尼勒克]

Nilka County or Nilqa nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

[馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), business magnate and co-founder of Tesla Motors

Kèlíndé

克林德

[克林德]

Klemens Freiherr von Ketteler, German minister killed during the Boxer uprising

Gēsàkè

哥萨克

[哥薩克]

Cossack (people)

kèlātōng

克拉通

[克拉通]

craton (loanword)

Kèzīlè

克孜勒

[克孜勒]

Kyzyl, capital of Tuva 圖瓦／图瓦 ( Túwǎ)

Huòkèsōng

霍克松

[霍克松]

Hokksund (city in Buskerud, Norway)

Bùlǔkè

布鲁克

[布魯克]

Brook (name)
Peter Brook (1925), British theater director

Kèlǐmù

克里木

[克里木]

Crimea
the Crimean peninsula

Tuōkètuō

托克托

[托克托]

Togtoh county, Mongolian Togtox khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia
alternative spelling of 脫脫／脱脱 ( Tuōtuō), Yuan dynasty politician Toktoghan (1314-1355)

qiǎokèlì

巧克力

[巧克力]

chocolate (loanword)
CL:塊／块 (kuài)

tǎnkèchē

坦克车

[坦克車]

tank (armored vehicle)

Pǔlǎngkè

普朗克

[普朗克]

Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist

dǎpūkè

打扑克

[打撲克]

to play cards
to play poker

Yákèshí

牙克石

[牙克石]

Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Xùnkèxiàn

逊克县

[遜克縣]

Xunke county in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

Etuōkè

鄂托克

[鄂托克]

Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Lübèikè

吕贝克

[呂貝克]

Lübeck, Germany

Gāntuōkè

甘托克

[甘托克]

Gantok, capital of Sikkim, India

Wéikètuō

维克托

[維克托]

Victor (name)

Mǎkèlóng

马克龙

[馬克龍]

Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017

Luòkèrén

洛克人

[洛克人]

Rockman or Mega Man (video game series)

Zāng Kèjiā

臧克家

[臧克家]

Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet

Aìsàkè

艾萨克

[艾薩克]

Isaac (name)

Tǎjíkè

塔吉克

[塔吉克]

Tajik; (esp.) Tajik ethnic group in Xinjiang
(Tw, HK) Tajikistan

táikèqiú

台克球

[台克球]

(loanword) teqball

tèkèsī

特克斯

[特克斯]

(textiles) (loanword) tex, a unit for the linear mass density of a fiber (abbr. to 特 (tè))

Fúkèsī

福克斯

[福克斯]

Fox (media company)
Focus (car manufactured by Ford)

Xiàluòkè

夏洛克

[夏洛克]

Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice)
Sherlock (name)

mǎkèbǐ

马克笔

[馬克筆]

marker (loanword)
felt marker

Kèwéilā

克维拉

[克維拉]

Kevlar

Kèlíndùn

克林顿

[克林頓]

Clinton (name)
Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician

Xīngbākè

星巴克

[星巴克]

Starbucks, US coffee shop chain

Míngsīkè

明斯克

[明斯克]

Minsk, capital of Belarus

lèkèsī

勒克斯

[勒克斯]

lux (unit of illuminance) (loanword)

Bónánkè

伯南克

[伯南克]

Bernanke (name)
Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of the Federal Reserve 2006-2014

mǎsàikè

马赛克

[馬賽克]

mosaic (loanword)
pixelation

Bèikè'ěr

贝克尔

[貝克爾]

Baker or Becker (name)

Kè'ěrbái

克尔白

[克爾白]

Ka'aba, sacred building in Mecca

Léikèsī

雷克斯

[雷克斯]

Rex (name)

Aòkèlán

奥克兰

[奧克蘭]

Auckland (New Zealand city)
Oakland (California, US city)

sùkèdá

速克达

[速克達]

scooter (loanword)

màikèwéi

麦克维

[麥克維]

(Timothy) McVeigh

Hǎolìkè

好立克

[好立克]

Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink)

fǎntǎnkè

反坦克

[反坦克]

anti-tank

Nuòkèshǎo

诺克少

[諾克少]

Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania (Tw)

Dákèlóng

达克龙

[達克龍]

Dacron (brand)

Màikè'ěr

迈克尔

[邁克爾]

Michael (name)

Níkèsēn

尼克森

[尼克森]

Nixon (name)
Richard M Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974

Mòkè'ěr

默克尔

[默克爾]

Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005

kèméizuò

克霉唑

[克霉唑]

clotrimazole (antifungal agent)

xiàkuākè

下夸克

[下夸克]

down quark (particle physics)

Lù Kèwén

陆克文

[陸克文]

Chinese name adopted by Kevin Rudd (1957-), Australian politician proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007-2010 and 2013

Kèlǔbó

克虏伯

[克虜伯]

Krupp

Bākèsī

巴克斯

[巴克斯]

Bacchus, Greek god of wine

Xīlākè

希拉克

[希拉克]

Jacques Chirac (1932-2019), president of France 1995-2007

Fúlánkè

弗兰克

[弗蘭克]

Frank (name)

Kègébó

克格勃

[克格勃]

KGB (Soviet secret police)
member of the KGB

shǔdékè

鼠得克

[鼠得克]

difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)

Sàdíkè

萨迪克

[薩迪克]

Sadiq or Sadik (name)

Huáng Kèqiáng

黄克强

[黃克強]

pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興／黄兴 ( Huáng Xīng), one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 ( Xīnhài Gémìng)

jiākèshān

茄克衫

[茄克衫]

jacket

dǐkuākè

底夸克

[底夸克]

bottom quark (particle physics)

Bāsīkè

巴斯克

[巴斯克]

Basque
the Basque Country

Sākèxùn

撒克逊

[撒克遜]

Saxon (people)

kèlóngrén

克隆人

[克隆人]

clone human

Xiàkètí

夏克提

[夏克提]

Shakti (Hinduism)

bāluókè

巴罗克

[巴羅克]

baroque (period in Western art history) (loanword)

Mǎkèxīn

玛克辛

[瑪克辛]

Maxine (name)

Akètáo

阿克陶

[阿克陶]

Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)

Kèsūlǔ

克苏鲁

[克蘇魯]

Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft

Níkèsōng

尼克松

[尼克松]

Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974
surname Nixon

mǎkèbēi

马克杯

[馬克杯]

mug (loanword)

Jiékèsēn

杰克森

[傑克森]

Jackson (name)

Akèlún

阿克伦

[阿克倫]

Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece

Mǎkèqìn

马克沁

[馬克沁]

Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), American British inventor of the Maxim machine gun

yèkèmó

叶克膜

[葉克膜]

(loanword) ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Jiékèxùn

杰克逊

[傑克遜]

Jackson (name)
Jackson city, capital of Mississippi

Sàkèsēn

萨克森

[薩克森]

Sachsen or Saxony, Bundesland in east of Germany, bordering on Poland and Czech republic, capital Dresden 德累斯頓／德累斯顿 ( Délèisīdùn)

Kèdōngxiàn

克东县

[克東縣]

Kedong county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Bókèlì

伯克利

[伯克利]

Berkeley

Fǎlánkè

法兰克

[法蘭克]

the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)

Mǎkèhóng

马克宏

[馬克宏]

(Tw) Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017

Kèláidùn

克莱顿

[克萊頓]

(name) Clayton or Crichton

màikèfēng

麦克风

[麥克風]

(loanword) microphone

Yāowéikè

约维克

[約維克]

Gjøvik (city in Oppland, Norway)

yākèlì

压克力

[壓克力]

acrylic (loanword)
see also 亞克力／亚克力 (yàkèlì)

Kèláodé

克劳德

[克勞德]

Claude (name)

Kèlākè

克拉克

[克拉克]

Clark or Clarke (name)

kèlòuzì

克漏字

[克漏字]

cloze (loanword) (Tw)

Wēikè Dǎo

威克岛

[威克島]

Wake Island (North Pacific Ocean)

Angnàkè

昂纳克

[昂納克]

Honecker (name)
Erich Honecker (1912-1994), East German communist politician, party general secretary 1971-1989, tried for treason after German unification

Kèyēzú

克耶族

[克耶族]

Kaya or Karenni ethnic group of Myanmar

Bākèlái

巴克莱

[巴克萊]

Barclay or Berkeley (name)

Akèlā

阿克拉

[阿克拉]

Accra, capital of Ghana

Nǎwéikè

那维克

[那維克]

Narvik (city in Nordland, Norway)

Kǎidílākè

凯迪拉克

[凱迪拉克]

Cadillac

Hāsàkèrén

哈萨克人

[哈薩克人]

Kazakh person
Kazakh people

Tǎjíkèrén

塔吉克人

[塔吉克人]

Tajik (person)

Kèlìfūlán

克利夫兰

[克利夫蘭]

Cleveland

Luòkèxīdé

洛克西德

[洛克西德]

Lockheed (US aerospace company)

Shǐpǔníkè

史普尼克

[史普尼克]

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite
also written 斯普特尼克

Ewēnkèyǔ

鄂温克语

[鄂溫克語]

Ewenke language (of Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia)

Nuòfúkè Dǎo

诺福克岛

[諾福克島]

Norfolk Island

Ankèléiqí

安克雷奇

[安克雷奇]

Anchorage (city in Alaska)

Màikè'āsè

麦克阿瑟

[麥克阿瑟]

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

Mùbālākè

穆巴拉克

[穆巴拉克]

Hosni Mubarak (1928-2020), former Egyptian President and military commander

Dūnkè'ěrkè

敦刻尔克

[敦刻爾克]

Dunkirk, port in northern France

Délèbākè

德勒巴克

[德勒巴克]

Drøbak (city in Akershus, Norway)

qíyìkuākè

奇异夸克

[奇異夸克]

strange quark (particle physics)

dǎmǎsàikè

打马赛克

[打馬賽克]

to censor an image
to pixelate

Aìsàikèsī

艾赛克斯

[艾賽克斯]

Essex (English county)

sīfēnkèsī

斯芬克斯

[斯芬克斯]

sphinx (myth.) (loanword)

kèlínmǔjiàng

克林姆酱

[克林姆醬]

pastry cream; crème pâtissière

Bākèxiàzhū

巴克夏猪

[巴克夏豬]

Berkshire pig
Berkshire swine

Kèluódìyà

克罗地亚

[克羅地亞]

Croatia

Kèzīlèsū

克孜勒苏

[克孜勒蘇]

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

Fēilìkèsī

菲力克斯

[菲力克斯]

Felix (name)

Nílèkè Xiàn

尼勒克县

[尼勒克縣]

Nilka County or Nilqa nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Kèlǐsītīng

克里斯汀

[克里斯汀]

(name) Christine, Kristine, Kristen, Kristin etc
Christiane
Christian

Lìmòlǐkè

利默里克

[利默里克]

Limerick, Ireland

Kèláiméngtè

克莱蒙特

[克萊懞特]

Clermont (French town)
Claremont, California

Kāngnǎidíkè

康乃狄克

[康乃狄克]

Connecticut, US state (Tw)

Xīhānǔkè

西哈努克

[西哈努克]

(King) Sihanouk (of Cambodia)

Yīsāikè Hú

伊塞克湖

[伊塞克湖]

Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan

Luòkèfēilè

洛克菲勒

[洛克菲勒]

Rockefeller

Gāo'ěrchákè

高尔察克

[高爾察克]

Aleksandr Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander, head of anti-Bolshevik White forces

fènggōngkèjǐ

奉公克己

[奉公克己]

self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

Fēiníkèsī

菲尼克斯

[菲尼克斯]

Phoenix, capital of Arizona
also 鳳凰城／凤凰城 ( Fènghuángchéng)

Tuōkèxùnxiàn

托克逊县

[托克遜縣]

Toksun county or Toqsun nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區／吐鲁番地区 ( Tǔlǔfāndìqū), Xinjiang

Akèsàixiàn

阿克塞县

[阿克塞縣]

Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

Kē'ěrkèzī

柯尔克孜

[柯爾克孜]

Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang

Wūkèlánrén

乌克兰人

[烏克蘭人]

Ukrainian (person)

Pàtèlǐkè

帕特里克

[帕特里克]

Patrick (name)

Lìnàkèsī

利纳克斯

[利納克斯]

Linux (operating systems)

Dézhōupūkè

德州扑克

[德州撲克]

Texas hold 'em (poker variant)

Bèikèhànmǔ

贝克汉姆

[貝克漢姆]

Beckenham or Beckham (name)
David Beckham (1975-), British midfield footballer

Pítèlākè

皮特拉克

[皮特拉克]

Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Italian scholar and lyric poet, famous for sonnets

Mòsāngbǐkè

莫桑比克

[莫桑比克]

Mozambique

Wǎ'ěrdákè

瓦尔达克

[瓦爾達克]

Wardak (Afghan province)

Kèluónuòsī

克罗诺斯

[克羅諾斯]

Cronus (Titan of Greek mythology)

Dùnniècíkè

顿涅茨克

[頓涅茨克]

Donetsk, city in Ukraine

Tíkèlǐtè

提克里特

[提克里特]

Tikrit

Kēnàkèlǐ

科纳克里

[科納克里]

Conakry, capital of Guinea

jiàn Mǎkèsī

见马克思

[見馬克思]

to die
lit. to visit Marx
to pass away

luómàndìkè

罗曼蒂克

[羅曼蒂克]

romantic (loanword)

Màikèsīwéi

麦克斯韦

[麥克斯韋]

Maxwell (name)
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician, the originator of Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves

Nuòwéiqiáokè

诺维乔克

[諾維喬克]

Novichok (nerve agent)

wūkèlìlì

乌克丽丽

[烏克麗麗]

(Tw) ukulele (loanword)

Mòkèmǔwān

莫克姆湾

[莫克姆灣]

Morecambe Bay

Kèlǎngdàikè

克朗代克

[克朗代克]

Klondike in northwest Canada

Kèlóngshìbìng

克隆氏病

[克隆氏病]

Crohn's disease

Dékèsàsī

得克萨斯

[得克薩斯]

Texas, US state

yóukèlǐlǐ

尤克里里

[尤克里里]

ukulele (loanword)

bèikèlè'ěr

贝克勒尔

[貝克勒爾]

becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq)
abbr. to 貝克／贝克 (bèikè)

Kèlākēfū

克拉科夫

[克拉科夫]

Krakow

Lièkèxīngdùn

列克星顿

[列克星頓]

Lexington, Massachusetts

Shèngkèlǔsī

圣克鲁斯

[聖克魯斯]

Santa Cruz

Wūzībiékè

乌兹别克

[烏茲別克]

Uzbek
abbr. for Uzbekistan

Hāsàkèzú

哈萨克族

[哈薩克族]

Kazakh ethnic group of Xinjiang

Lā'ěrwéikè

拉尔维克

[拉爾維克]

Larvik (city in Vestfold, Norway)

Hǎobīng Shuàikè

好兵帅克

[好兵帥克]

The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)

Shāyībākè

沙依巴克

[沙依巴克]

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市／乌鲁木齐市 ( Wūlǔmùqí Shì), Xinjiang

Ewēnkèzú

鄂温克族

[鄂溫克族]

Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia

Nuòměikèsī

诺美克斯

[諾美克斯]

Nomex (brand)

Bǐshíkǎikè

比什凯克

[比什凱克]

Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan

Sākèxùnrén

撒克逊人

[撒克遜人]

Saxon (people)

pàikèdàyī

派克大衣

[派克大衣]

parka jacket (loanword)
CL:件 (jiàn)

kèqínkèjiǎn

克勤克俭

[克勤克儉]

(idiom) industrious and frugal

Kèlāmǎyī

克拉玛依

[克拉瑪依]

Karamay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

Akètáoxiàn

阿克陶县

[阿克陶縣]

Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)

àomìkèróng

奥密克戎

[奧密克戎]

omicron (Greek letter)

Kèláoxiūsī

克劳修斯

[克勞修斯]

Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888), German physicist and mathematician

Kēnàkèlǐ

柯那克里

[柯那克里]

Conakry, capital of Guinea (Tw)

Sītǎnbèikè

斯坦贝克

[斯坦貝克]

John Steinbeck (1902-1968), US novelist

Kèlǐmǐyà

克里米亚

[克里米亞]

Crimea

Dékèsàsī

德克萨斯

[德克薩斯]

Texas

mārěfǎkè

妈惹法克

[媽惹法克]

motherfucker (loanword)

Sàkèluòfū

萨克洛夫

[薩克洛夫]

Sakharov (name)
Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident human rights activist

Kèshímǐ'ěr

克什米尔

[克什米爾]

Kashmir

Kèjīlā Dǎo

克基拉岛

[克基拉島]

Corfu (Greek: Kerkira), island in the Ionian sea

Fǎlánkèlín

法兰克林

[法蘭克林]

Franklin (name)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Sàlánsīkè

萨兰斯克

[薩蘭斯克]

Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia

Fèilìkèsī

费利克斯

[費利克斯]

Felix

Kòubǐlìkè

寇比力克

[寇比力克]

see 庫布里克／库布里克 ( Kùbùlǐkè)

Fànkèyǎbǎo

梵克雅宝

[梵克雅寶]

Van Cleef & Arpels (French luxury jewelry company)

Bùlǔkèlín

布鲁克林

[布魯克林]

Brooklyn, borough of New York City

Kèláisīlè

克莱斯勒

[克萊斯勒]

Chrysler (car manufacturer)

Zhākèbógé

扎克伯格

[扎克伯格]

Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook

Bā'ěrzhākè

巴尔扎克

[巴爾扎克]

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine

Huòkèhǎimǔ

霍克海姆

[霍克海姆]

Horkheimer (philosopher)

Yīláikèsī

伊莱克斯

[伊萊克斯]

Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)

Mǎ'ěrbèikè

马尔贝克

[馬爾貝克]

Malbec (grape type)

Déwòxiàkè

德沃夏克

[德沃夏克]

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony

kèlóngjìshù

克隆技术

[克隆技術]

cloning technology

Wūzībiékè

乌孜别克

[烏孜別克]

Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang

Sàkèsēnzhōu

萨克森州

[薩克森州]

Sachsen or Saxony, Bundesland in east of Germany, bordering on Poland and Czech republic, capital Dresden 德累斯頓／德累斯顿 ( Délèisīdùn)

kèlínméisù

克林霉素

[克林霉素]

clindamycin

Tǎjíkèzú

塔吉克族

[塔吉克族]

Tajik ethnic group

Kùkè Qúndǎo

库克群岛

[庫克群島]

Cook Islands

dákèwǎzī

达克瓦兹

[達克瓦茲]

(loanword) dacquoise (a French dessert)

Túmùshūkè

图木舒克

[圖木舒克]

Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

Azītèkè

阿兹特克

[阿茲特克]

Aztec

Akèlún Hé

阿克伦河

[阿克倫河]

Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece

Tuōkètuōxiàn

托克托县

[托克托縣]

Togtoh county, Mongolian Togtox khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

Nàsīdákè

那斯达克

[那斯達克]

NASDAQ (stock exchange)

Kèlǐtè Dǎo

克里特岛

[克里特島]

Crete

Aòlínpǐkè

奥林匹克

[奧林匹克]

Olympic

yǐróukègāng

以柔克刚

[以柔克剛]

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

Yákèshíshì

牙克石市

[牙克石市]

Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Sīluòfákè

斯洛伐克

[斯洛伐克]

Slovakia (officially, since 1993, the Slovak Republic)

Pǔluózhākè

普罗扎克

[普羅扎克]

Prozac (also marketed as Fluoxetine)

Bùxīwēikè

布希威克

[布希威克]

Bushwick, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, in New York City

Bùlǎngkèshì

布朗克士

[布朗克士]

The Bronx, borough of New York City

Bùlǎngkèsī

布朗克斯

[布朗克斯]

The Bronx, borough of New York City
Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx)
also written 布朗士

Nàsīdákè

纳斯达克

[納斯達克]

NASDAQ (stock exchange)

Akèsàiqīn

阿克赛钦

[阿克賽欽]

Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau

Kèláofúdé

克劳福德

[克勞福德]

Crawford (town in Texas)

Lāwénkèláo

拉文克劳

[拉文克勞]

Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)

àikèsīguāng

爱克斯光

[愛克斯光]

X-ray (loanword)
Röntgen or Roentgen ray

Fùlánkèlín

富兰克林

[富蘭克林]

Franklin (name)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author

kèlúntèluō

克仑特罗

[克侖特羅]

clenbuterol

Etuōkèqí

鄂托克旗

[鄂托克旗]

Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Akèsūshì

阿克苏市

[阿克蘇市]

Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang

lìkècìtǐ

立克次体

[立克次體]

Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)

Bākèkēsī

巴克科斯

[巴克科斯]

Bacchus, Greek god of wine

Hāsàkèyǔ

哈萨克语

[哈薩克語]

Kazakh language

Kèshíkèténg

克什克腾

[克什克騰]

Hexigten banner or Kesigüten khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Dùnnièsīkè

顿涅斯克

[頓涅斯克]

Donetsk region of W. Ukraine

mādefǎkè

妈的法克

[媽的法克]

motherfucker (loanword)

Wūzībiékè

乌滋别克

[烏滋別克]

Uzbek

Mǎsīchuíkè

马斯垂克

[馬斯垂克]

Maastricht (Netherlands)

Tíngbākètú

廷巴克图

[廷巴克圖]

Timbuktoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)

lākètìchún

拉克替醇

[拉克替醇]

lactitol, a sugar alcohol

Pāntàikèsī

潘太克斯

[潘太克斯]

Pentax (brand name)

kèjǐfènggōng

克己奉公

[克己奉公]

self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

Mǎtíníkè

马提尼克

[馬提尼克]

Martinique (French Caribbean island)

kèsīqiánzi

克丝钳子

[克絲鉗子]

wire cutting pincers

Hāsàkèwén

哈萨克文

[哈薩克文]

Kazakh written language

Dàikèlǐxiān

戴克里先

[戴克里先]

Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor

Tèkèsī Hé

特克斯河

[特克斯河]

Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili River 伊犁河 ( Yīlí Hé)

Mòsānbǐkè

莫三比克

[莫三比克]

Mozambique (Tw)

sàkèsīfēng

萨克斯风

[薩克斯風]

saxophone (loanword)

Màikèmǐlán

麦克米兰

[麥克米蘭]

McMillan or MacMillan (name)
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), UK conservative politician, prime minister 1957-1963

Kēnísàikè

科尼赛克

[科尼賽克]

Koenigsegg (car manufacturer)

Kèlǐpǔsī

克里普斯

[克里普斯]

Cripps (name)
Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952), UK socialist politician

róunéngkègāng

柔能克刚

[柔能克剛]

lit. the soft can subdue the hard

gōngjiānkènán

攻坚克难

[攻堅克難]

to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges

bǎochíkèzhì

保持克制

[保持克制]

to exercise restraint

Kè Yǎshìzhèng

克雅氏症

[克雅氏症]

Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease CJD

Duōmǐníkè

多米尼克

[多米尼克]

Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)

Gédànsīkè

格但斯克

[格但斯克]

Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland

Luósītuōkè

罗斯托克

[羅斯托克]

Rostock (city in Germany)

Déguómǎkè

德国马克

[德國馬克]

German mark

kèjǐfùlǐ

克己复礼

[克己復禮]

restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
(any number of possible translations)

Sīfēnkèsī

斯芬克司

[斯芬克司]

Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast)

Fǎlánkèfú

法兰克福

[法蘭克福]

Frankfurt (Germany)

Bùláikèběn

布莱克本

[布萊克本]

Blackburn

Léikèsàsī

雷克萨斯

[雷克薩斯]

Lexus
see also 凌志 ( Língzhì)

Bólǐkèlì

伯里克利

[伯里克利]

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war

Tèkèsī Xiàn

特克斯县

[特克斯縣]

Tekes County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Akèsū Hé

阿克苏河

[阿克蘇河]

Aksu River in Xinjiang

Kù'ěrsīkè

库尔斯克

[庫爾斯克]

Kursk (city)

Bāsīkèyǔ

巴斯克语

[巴斯克語]

Basque (language)

Kuíběikèshì

魁北克市

[魁北克市]

Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada

sàkèsīguǎn

萨克斯管

[薩克斯管]

sax
saxophone

Kùkèchuánzhǎng

库克船长

[庫克船長]

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

Kùbùlǐkè

库布里克

[庫布里克]

Kubrick

kèshàojīqiú

克绍箕裘

[克紹箕裘]

to follow in one's father's footsteps

Sàidékèzú

赛德克族

[賽德克族]

Seediq, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Ankèlāzhì

安克拉治

[安克拉治]

Anchorage (Alaska)

Wēndéhékè

温得和克

[溫得和克]

Windhoek, capital of Namibia

Jiékè· Lúndūn

杰克·伦敦

[傑克·倫敦]

Jack London (1876-1916), American writer

Mǎkè· Tǔwēn

马克·吐温

[馬克·吐溫]

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利·芬歷險記／哈克贝利·芬历险记 ( Hākèbèilì· Fēn Lìxiǎn Jì)

Kèlāmǎyī Shì

克拉玛依市

[克拉瑪依市]

Karamay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

Fúkèlán Qúndǎo

福克兰群岛

[福克蘭群島]

Falkland Islands

Mǎkèsīwēi'ěr

马克斯威尔

[馬克斯威爾]

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Kèlìsīduǒfū

克利斯朵夫

[克利斯朵夫]

Christopher (name)

Mǎkèsīzhǔyì

马克思主义

[馬克思主義]

Marxism

Bākèlái Yínháng

巴克莱银行

[巴克萊銀行]

Barclays Bank

Fúléidélǐkè

弗雷德里克

[弗雷德里克]

Frederick (name)

Shāyībākèqū

沙依巴克区

[沙依巴克區]

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市／乌鲁木齐市 ( Wūlǔmùqí Shì), Xinjiang

Sīkèlǐyàbīn

斯克里亚宾

[斯克里亞賓]

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Russian composer and pianist

Sīluòfákèyǔ

斯洛伐克语

[斯洛伐克語]

Slovak (language)

Wūzībiékèzú

乌孜别克族

[烏孜別克族]

Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang

Délākèluówǎ

德拉克罗瓦

[德拉克羅瓦]

Delacroix (painter)

Kǎokèsī Bàogào

考克斯报告

[考克斯報告]

Cox Report
Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military-Commercial Concerns with the PRC (1999); Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Chris Cox

Tǎkèlāmǎgān

塔克拉马干

[塔克拉馬干]

Taklamakan (desert)

Etuōkèqiánqí

鄂托克前旗

[鄂托克前旗]

Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Xībōkèlādǐ

希波克拉底

[希波克拉底]

Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine

Màikèdémòtè

麦克德莫特

[麥克德莫特]

McDermott (name)

Bākètèlǐyà

巴克特里亚

[巴克特里亞]

Bactria, an ancient country of Central Asia

Kèshíkèténgqí

克什克腾旗

[克什克騰旗]

Hexigten banner or Kesigüten khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Kèlāfūqiūkè

克拉夫丘克

[克拉夫丘克]

Leonid Kravchuk (1934-), first post-communist president of Ukraine 1991-1994

àikèsīshèxiàn

爱克斯射线

[愛克斯射線]

X-ray radiation

Kèzī'ěrgǎhā

克孜尔尕哈

[克孜爾尕哈]

Kizilgaha, site of a famous fire beacon tower and cliff caves in Kuqa, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang

Azhītèkèyǔ

阿芝特克语

[阿芝特克語]

Aztec language (Nahuatl)

Mǎkèxīmǐlián

马克西米连

[馬克西米連]

Maximilian or Maximilien (name)

Kèlǐmù Bàndǎo

克里木半岛

[克里木半島]

Crimea
the Crimean peninsula

Kèzīlèsū Hé

克孜勒苏河

[克孜勒蘇河]

Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang

Lǐbokènèixī

李卜克内西

[李卜克內西]

Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD

Ehuòcìkè Hǎi

鄂霍次克海

[鄂霍次克海]

Sea of Okhotsk

Kèlǐsīdìwá

克里斯蒂娃

[克里斯蒂娃]

Julia Kristeva (1941-), Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary critic

Pǔlǎngkèchángshù

普朗克常数

[普朗克常數]

(physics) Planck's constant h, approximately 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ joule.seconds

Sīpǔtèníkè

斯普特尼克

[斯普特尼克]

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite

Hāsàkèsītǎn

哈萨克斯坦

[哈薩克斯坦]

Kazakhstan

Hālìfǎkèsī

哈利法克斯

[哈利法克斯]

Halifax (name)
Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England

Línkèpíng Dàxué

林克平大学

[林克平大學]

Linköping University, Sweden

Jié'ěrrènsīkè

捷尔任斯克

[捷爾任斯克]

Dzerzhinsk, Russian city

Pǔlièxiècíkè

普列谢茨克

[普列謝茨克]

Plesetsk, settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Sàkèluòfū Jiǎng

萨克洛夫奖

[薩克洛夫獎]

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament annually since 1988

Xīnbùlúnruìkè

新不伦瑞克

[新不倫瑞克]

New Brunswick province, Canada

Bā'ěrkènèndé

巴尔克嫩德

[巴爾克嫩德]

Jan Pieter Balkenende (1956-), prime minister of the Netherlands 2002-2010

kèshāqíbìngdú

克沙奇病毒

[克沙奇病毒]

Coxsackievirus

láikèduōbā'àn

莱克多巴胺

[萊克多巴胺]

(organic chemistry) ractopamine (loanword)

Yī'ěrkùcíkè

伊尔库茨克

[伊爾庫茨克]

Irkutsk

Shèngpàtèlǐkè

圣帕特里克

[聖帕特里克]

Saint Patrick

Màikèbái Fūren

麦克白夫人

[麥克白夫人]

Lady Macbeth

Bōtuōmǎkè Hé

波托马克河

[波托馬克河]

Potomac River

Kē'ěrkèzīyǔ

柯尔克孜语

[柯爾克孜語]

Kyrghiz language

Wūzībiékèyǔ

乌孜别克语

[烏孜別克語]

Uzbek language

Yàmùsūkèluó

亚穆苏克罗

[亞穆蘇克羅]

Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast)

Aòkèlāhémǎ

奥克拉荷马

[奧克拉荷馬]

Oklahoma, US state (Tw)

Akèsūdìqū

阿克苏地区

[阿克蘇地區]

Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang

Léikèyǎwèikè

雷克雅未克

[雷克雅未克]

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland

Dà Màikè Zhǐshù

大麦克指数

[大麥克指數]

see 巨無霸漢堡包指數／巨无霸汉堡包指数 ( Jùwúbàhànbǎobāo Zhǐshù)

Shītài'ěrmǎkè

施泰尔马克

[施泰爾馬克]

Styria (Steiermark), province of Austria

Jiékè Gònghéguó

捷克共和国

[捷克共和國]

Czech Republic

Dékèsàsīzhōu

得克萨斯州

[得克薩斯州]

Texas, US state

Kèlāsījīnnuò

克拉斯金诺

[克拉斯金諾]

Kraskino town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, close to the North Korean border

Sīmóléngsīkè

斯摩棱斯克

[斯摩稜斯克]

Smolensk (Russian city)

Fèngxīnbǐkèdǎng

奉辛比克党

[奉辛比克黨]

Funcinpec (royalist Cambodian political party)

Alièkèxīsī

阿列克西斯

[阿列克西斯]

Alexis (name)

Dìsēn Kèlǔbó

蒂森克虏伯

[蒂森克虜伯]

ThyssenKrupp

Sàkèlāméntuō

萨克拉门托

[薩克拉門托]

Sacramento

Kèshìhēiqíquán

克氏黑鳍鳈

[克氏黑鰭鰁]

Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys czerskii), a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Amur River basin

Kèlāmǎyī Qū

克拉玛依区

[克拉瑪依區]

Karamay District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

Suǒfúkèlǐsī

索福克里斯

[索福克里斯]

Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek playwright

Kē'ěrkèzīzú

柯尔克孜族

[柯爾克孜族]

Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang

Hèlākèlìtè

赫拉克利特

[赫拉克利特]

Heraclitus (535-475 BC), pre-Socratic philosopher

Gělánsùshǐkè

葛兰素史克

[葛蘭素史克]

GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company

Nǔwǎkèxiāotè

努瓦克肖特

[努瓦克肖特]

Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania

Kǎnàtǎkèbāng

卡纳塔克邦

[卡納塔克邦]

Karnataka (formerly Mysore), southwest Indian state, capital Bangalore 班加羅爾／班加罗尔 ( Bānjiāluó'ěr)

Yīnsībùlǔkè

因斯布鲁克

[因斯布魯克]

Innsbruck, city in Austria

démókèlāxī

德谟克拉西

[德謨克拉西]

democracy (loanword) (old)

Kèluódìyàyǔ

克罗地亚语

[克羅地亞語]

Croatian (language)

Enpéiduōkèlēi

恩培多克勒

[恩培多克勒]

Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

Dékèsàsīzhōu

德克萨斯州

[德克薩斯州]

state of Texas

Shèngkèlǔsī Dǎo

圣克鲁斯岛

[聖克魯斯島]

Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast

Bù'ěrshíwéikè

布尔什维克

[布爾什維克]

Bolshevik

Túmùshūkèshì

图木舒克市

[圖木舒克市]

Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

Tǎjíkèsītǎn

塔吉克斯坦

[塔吉克斯坦]

Tajikistan

Bōduōmǎkè Hé

波多马克河

[波多馬克河]

see 波托馬克河／波托马克河 ( Bōtuōmǎkè Hé)

Péilǐkèlìsī

培里克利斯

[培里克利斯]

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war
also written 伯里克利 ( Bólǐkèlì)

Wūzībiékèzú

乌兹别克族

[烏茲別克族]

the Uzbek people (race)

Qìshābǐkè Wān

契沙比克湾

[契沙比克灣]

Chesapeake Bay

Wūlǔkèqiàtí

乌鲁克恰提

[烏魯克恰提]

Wuqia county in Xinjiang
name of county in Xinjiang from early 20th century now called Wuqia 烏恰縣／乌恰县

Aòkèsīnàdé

奥克斯纳德

[奧克斯納德]

Oxnard, California

Kèluó'āixīyà

克罗埃西亚

[克羅埃西亞]

Croatia (Tw)

kèshìyuán'áoxiā

克氏原螯虾

[克氏原螯蝦]

red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii); Louisiana crawfish

Suǒfúkèlèsī

索福克勒斯

[索福克勒斯]

Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus the King

Wǎ'ěrdákè Shěng

瓦尔达克省

[瓦爾達克省]

Wardak (Afghan province)

Aòkèsūsī Hé

奥克苏斯河

[奧克蘇斯河]

Oxus River
alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河 ( Amǔ Hé)

Azhītèkèrén

阿芝特克人

[阿芝特克人]

Aztec (person)

kèlǐ'ào'ěryǔ

克里奥尔语

[克里奧爾語]

creole language

Ekèlāhémǎ

俄克拉何马

[俄克拉何馬]

Oklahoma, US state

Mǎkèqìnjīqiāng

马克沁机枪

[馬克沁機槍]

Maxim machine gun

Léikèyǎwéikè

雷克雅维克

[雷克雅維克]

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland (Tw)

Kèlǐsītuōfú

克里斯托弗

[克里斯托弗]

(Warren) Christopher

Kèlóubātèlā

克娄巴特拉

[克婁巴特拉]

Cleopatra (name)
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30 BC), the last Egyptian pharaoh

Wūsūlǐsīkè

乌苏里斯克

[烏蘇里斯克]

Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region
previous names include 雙城子／双城子 ( Shuāngchéngzi) and Voroshilov 伏羅希洛夫／伏罗希洛夫

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng

克里姆林宫

[克里姆林宮]

the Kremlin

Huò'ěrbùlǔkè

霍尔布鲁克

[霍爾布魯克]

Holbrook (name)
Richard C.A. Holbrooke (1941-2010), US diplomat, influential in brokering 1995 Dayton Bosnian peace deal, US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009

qiǎokèlìcuìpiàn

巧克力脆片

[巧克力脆片]

chocolate chip

Wūzībiékèrén

乌兹别克人

[烏茲別克人]

Uzbek (person)

Wòkèsīháo'ěr

沃克斯豪尔

[沃克斯豪爾]

Vauxhall (English car brand and city)

Lǔbìkèfāngkuài

鲁毕克方块

[魯畢克方塊]

Rubik's cube
magic cube

Kāitángshǒu Jiékè

开膛手杰克

[開膛手傑克]

Jack the Ripper

Kèlǐsīdì'ān

克里斯蒂安

[克里斯蒂安]

Kristian or Christian (name)

léikèsībàolóng

雷克斯暴龙

[雷克斯暴龍]

Tyrannosaurus rex

Tàitǎnníkè Hào

泰坦尼克号

[泰坦尼克號]

RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912

guòmǐnxìngxiūkè

过敏性休克

[過敏性休克]

anaphylactic shock

dānkèlóngkàngtǐ

单克隆抗体

[單克隆抗體]

monoclonal antibody

Kèlǐmù Zhànzhēng

克里木战争

[克里木戰爭]

the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Aīdéméng· Bókè

埃德蒙·伯克

[埃德蒙·伯克]

Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Irish philosopher and political scientist, member of British Parliament

Màikè'ěr· Qiáodān

迈克尔·乔丹

[邁克爾·喬丹]

Michael Jordan (1963-) US basketball player

Yīlóng· Mǎsīkè

伊隆·马斯克

[伊隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Chákè· Nuòlǐsī

查克·诺里斯

[查克·諾里斯]

Chuck Norris (1940-), American martial artist and actor

Tāngmǔ· Kèlǔsī

汤姆·克鲁斯

[湯姆·克魯斯]

Tom Cruise (1962-), film actor

Kǎ'ěr· Mǎkèsī

卡尔·马克思

[卡爾·馬克思]

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism

Tāngmǔ· Kèlánxī

汤姆·克兰西

[湯姆·克蘭西]

Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author

Aìsàkè· Niúdùn

艾萨克·牛顿

[艾薩克·牛頓]

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist

Wéikèduō· Yǔguǒ

维克多·雨果

[維克多·雨果]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer

Aīlóng· Mǎsīkè

埃隆·马斯克

[埃隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Wēilián· Fúkènà

威廉·福克纳

[威廉·福克納]

William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet

Wūlǔkèqiàtíxiàn

乌鲁克恰提县

[烏魯克恰提縣]

Wuqia county in Xinjiang
name of county in Xinjiang from early 20th century now called Wuqia 烏恰縣／乌恰县

Kǎ'ěrwén Kèláiyīn

卡尔文克莱因

[卡爾文克萊因]

Calvin Klein CK (brand)

Shèngdékèxùbèilǐ

圣德克旭贝里

[聖德克旭貝里]

(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry

Bāyīnbùkècǎoyuán

巴音布克草原

[巴音布克草原]

Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains

Aòkèlāhémǎ Zhōu

奥克拉荷马州

[奧克拉荷馬州]

Oklahoma, US state (Tw)

Bùlǔkèlín Dàqiáo

布鲁克林大桥

[布魯克林大橋]

Brooklyn Bridge

Anggélǔ Sākèxùn

盎格鲁撒克逊

[盎格魯撒克遜]

Anglo-Saxon (people)

Duōmǐníjiā Liánbāng

多米尼克联邦

[多米尼克聯邦]

the Commonwealth of Dominica

Anggélǔ Sàkèxùn

盎格鲁萨克逊

[盎格魯薩克遜]

Anglo-Saxon

pǔléikèsīliúchéng

普雷克斯流程

[普雷克斯流程]

purex

Kèlàisītèchèqí

克赖斯特彻奇

[克賴斯特徹奇]

Christchurch (New Zealand city)

Hébùkèsài'ěrxiàn

和布克赛尔县

[和布克賽爾縣]

Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

Bākòng Kèshímǐ'ěr

巴控克什米尔

[巴控克什米爾]

Pakistan administered Kashmir

Fǎlánkèfú Chēzhǎn

法兰克福车展

[法蘭克福車展]

the Frankfurt Motor Show

Kèlāsīnuòdá'ěr

克拉斯诺达尔

[克拉斯諾達爾]

Krasnodar (city in Russia)

Kèlǐsīdì'ānsōng

克里斯蒂安松

[克里斯蒂安松]

Kristiansund (city in Norway)

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌兹别克斯坦

[烏茲別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

Hābāluófūsīkè

哈巴罗夫斯克

[哈巴羅夫斯克]

Khabarovsk, far eastern Russian city and province on the border with Heilongjiang province of China

Kèzī'ěrqiānfódòng

克孜尔千佛洞

[克孜爾千佛洞]

Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

Kèlì'àopèitèlā

克莉奥佩特拉

[克莉奧佩特拉]

Cleopatra (c. 70-30 BC), queen of Egypt

Yīruìkètíwēngmiào

伊瑞克提翁庙

[伊瑞克提翁廟]

the Erechteum, Athens

Kèléibóshìjūnshǔ

克雷伯氏菌属

[克雷伯氏菌屬]

Klebsiella

Fǎlánkèfú Xuépài

法兰克福学派

[法蘭克福學派]

Frankfurt School

Ekèlāhémǎchéng

俄克拉何马城

[俄克拉何馬城]

Oklahoma City

Chēlǐyǎbīnsīkè

车里雅宾斯克

[車里雅賓斯克]

Chelyabinsk town on the eastern flanks of Ural, on trans-Siberian railway

Fúléidélǐkèdùn

弗雷德里克顿

[弗雷德里克頓]

Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick, Canada

Mìkèluóníxīyà

密克罗尼西亚

[密克羅尼西亞]

Micronesia

Dùbùluófūníkè

杜布罗夫尼克

[杜布羅夫尼克]

Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)

Shèngpānkèlēisī Zhàn

圣潘克勒斯站

[聖潘克勒斯站]

Saint Pancras (London railway station)

Bǐyàwéisītuōkè

比亚韦斯托克

[比亞韋斯托克]

Białystok, city in Poland

Bùláikèshǐmìsī

布莱克史密斯

[布萊克史密斯]

Blacksmith (name)

lìshìlìkècìtǐ

立氏立克次体

[立氏立克次體]

Rickettsia rickettsii

Bèiyàtèlìkèsī

贝娅特丽克丝

[貝婭特麗克絲]

Beatrix (name)

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌滋别克斯坦

[烏滋別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

Ekèlāhémǎzhōu

俄克拉何马州

[俄克拉何馬州]

Oklahoma, US state

Jiékè Sīluòfákè

捷克斯洛伐克

[捷克斯洛伐克]

Republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)

pǔshìlìkècìtǐ

普氏立克次体

[普氏立克次體]

Rickettsia prowazekii

Fǎlánkèfú Huìbào

法兰克福汇报

[法蘭克福匯報]

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

yánsuānkèlúntèluó

盐酸克仑特罗

[鹽酸克侖特羅]

clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)
e.g. Spiropent

Mǎkèsī· Pǔlǎngkè

马克斯·普朗克

[馬克斯·普朗克]

Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist who first postulated quantization of energy

Yuēhàn· Epǔdàikè

约翰·厄普代克

[約翰·厄普代克]

John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner

Aīkètuō· Bóliáozī

埃克托·柏辽兹

[埃克托·柏遼茲]

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French romantic composer, author of Symphonie Fantastique

Màikè'ěr· Kèláidùn

迈克尔·克莱顿

[邁克爾·克萊頓]

Michael Crichton (1942-), US techno-thriller writer, author of Jurassic Park

Xīlālǐ· Kèlíndùn

希拉里·克林顿

[希拉里·克林頓]

Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician

Màikè'ěr· Jiékèxùn

迈克尔·杰克逊

[邁克爾·傑克遜]

Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer

Kèlǐsītīng· Bèi'ěr

克里斯汀·贝尔

[克里斯汀·貝爾]

Christian Bale (1974-), English actor

Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò

塔克拉玛干沙漠

[塔克拉瑪干沙漠]

Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang

Aòlínpǐkè Yùndònghuì

奥林匹克运动会

[奧林匹克運動會]

Olympic Games; the Olympics

Kèluódìyà Gònghéguó

克罗地亚共和国

[克羅地亞共和國]

Republic of Croatia

Bùlāgēwéishēnsīkè

布拉戈维申斯克

[布拉戈維申斯克]

Blagoveshchensk, Russian city on the border with China, administrative center of Amur Oblast 阿穆爾州／阿穆尔州 ( Amù'ěr Zhōu)

Ewēnkèzú Zìzhìqí

鄂温克族自治旗

[鄂溫克族自治旗]

Evenk Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Fúlādíwòsītuōkè

符拉迪沃斯托克

[符拉迪沃斯托克]

Vladivostok (Russian port city) (Chinese name: 海參崴／海参崴 ( Hǎishēnwǎi))

Aòlínpǐkètǐyùchǎng

奥林匹克体育场

[奧林匹克體育場]

Olympic Stadium

biànyìxíng Kè Yǎshìzhèng

变异型克雅氏症

[變異型克雅氏症]

variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, vCJD

Mǎkèsī Lièníngzhǔyì

马克思列宁主义

[馬克思列寧主義]

Marxism-Leninism

fèiyán Kèléibóshìjūn

肺炎克雷伯氏菌

[肺炎克雷伯氏菌]

Klebsiella pnenmoniae

Ajiāshā· Kèlǐsīdì

阿加莎·克里斯蒂

[阿加莎·克里斯蒂]

Agatha Christie

Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī

歇洛克·福尔摩斯

[歇洛克·福爾摩斯]

Sherlock Holmes

Běnjiémíng· Fùlánkèlín

本杰明·富兰克林

[本傑明·富蘭克林]

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat

Shèngpí'āi'ěrhé Mìkèlóng

圣皮埃尔和密克隆

[聖皮埃爾和密克隆]

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Mùlěi Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn

木垒哈萨克自治县

[木壘哈薩克自治縣]

Mori Kazakh autonomous county or Mori Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Aěrhàngé'ěrsīkèzhōu

阿尔汉格尔斯克州

[阿爾漢格爾斯克州]

Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Bùlǔkèhǎiwén Shíyànshì

布鲁克海文实验室

[布魯克海文實驗室]

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Kèzī'ěrgǎhāfēnghuǒtái

克孜尔尕哈烽火台

[克孜爾尕哈烽火台]

Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車／库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

Bózīkèlǐkè Qiānfódòng

柏孜克里克千佛洞

[柏孜克里克千佛洞]

the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang

Kèlāsīnuòyà'ěrsīkè

克拉斯诺亚尔斯克

[克拉斯諾亞爾斯克]

Krasnoyarsk

Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu

伊犁哈萨克自治州

[伊犁哈薩克自治州]

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

Yàlìshāndà· Dùbùqiēkè

亚历山大·杜布切克

[亞歷山大·杜布切克]

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)

Hākèbèilì· Fēn Lìxiǎn Jì

哈克贝利·芬历险记

[哈克貝利·芬歷險記]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫／马克·吐温 ( Mǎkè· Tǔwēn)

Dàogélāsī· Màikè'āsè

道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟

[道格拉斯·麥克阿瑟]

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

mǐbùyǒuchū,xiǎnkèyǒuzhōng

靡不有初，鲜克有终

[靡不有初，鮮克有終]