Usage of the character 客

customer
visitor
guest

hóngkè

红客

[紅客]

"honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest

àokè

奥客

[奧客]

(coll.) (Tw) troublesome customer; obnoxious guest (from Taiwanese 漚客, Tai-lo pr. (àu-kheh))

sòngkè

送客

[送客]

to see a visitor out

mòkè

墨客

[墨客]

literary person

kèchuàn

客串

[客串]

to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
(of a professional) to make a guest appearance
(fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for

xīkè

稀客

[稀客]

infrequent visitor

zhèngkè

政客

[政客]

politician

páikè

排客

[排客]

paid queuer
person paid to stand in line for another

dāokè

刀客

[刀客]

swordsman
swordswoman

kèjī

客机

[客機]

passenger plane

cìkè

刺客

[刺客]

assassin

jiēkè

接客

[接客]

to receive guests
to receive patrons (of prostitutes)

kèmǎn

客满

[客滿]

to have a full house
to be sold out
no vacancy

gǔkè

贾客

[賈客]

merchant (old)

lùkè

陆客

[陸客]

(Tw) (neologism c. 2008) mainland Chinese tourist

chángkè

常客

[常客]

frequent visitor
fig. sth that crops up frequently

zhuīkè

追客

[追客]

avid fan who anxiously awaits new content

kètī

客梯

[客梯]

passenger elevator
passenger lift

kèqún

客群

[客群]

market segment

pīnkè

拼客

[拼客]

person who joins with others to reduce costs (carpooling, group buying, sharing an apartment etc)

liúkè

留客

[留客]

to ask a guest to stay
to detain a guest

qǐngkè

请客

[請客]

to give a dinner party
to entertain guests
to invite to dinner

shíkè

食客

[食客]

diner (in a restaurant etc)
hanger-on
sponger

sāokè

骚客

[騷客]

(literary) poet
literati

kèyuán

客源

[客源]

source of customers

chéngkè

乘客

[乘客]

passenger

guānkè

官客

[官客]

male guest at party

kèchuán

客船

[客船]

passenger ship

kèfàn

客饭

[客飯]

cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors
set meal

huìkè

会客

[會客]

to receive a visitor

zhùkè

住客

[住客]

hotel guest
tenant

kètǐ

客体

[客體]

object (philosophy)

dǔkè

赌客

[賭客]

gambler

zuòkè

做客

[做客]

to be a guest or visitor

kèchǎng

客场

[客場]

away-game arena
away-game venue

diàokè

吊客

[弔客]

a visitor offering condolences

shúkè

熟客

[熟客]

frequent visitor

piáokè

嫖客

[嫖客]

patron of a brothel

zhuāngkè

庄客

[莊客]

farm hand

zīkè

咨客

[諮客]

(service industry) reception staff

dīngkè

丁客

[丁客]

see 丁克 (dīngkè)

láikè

来客

[來客]

guest

hàokè

好客

[好客]

hospitality
to treat guests well
to enjoy having guests
hospitable
friendly

wēikè

威客

[威客]

(neologism c. 2005) freelancer

kèzǎo

客蚤

[客蚤]

flea (Xenopsylla spp.)

guānkè

观客

[觀客]

audience

yuǎnkè

远客

[遠客]

guest from afar

hàikè

骇客

[駭客]

hacker (computing) (loanword)

yànkè

宴客

[宴客]

to host a banquet
guest at a banquet

lākè

拉客

[拉客]

to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc)
to importune

gùkè

顾客

[顧客]

customer; client
CL:位 (wèi)

kèyùn

客运

[客運]

passenger transportation
(Tw) intercity bus

shuǐkè

水客

[水客]

smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong
boatman
fisherman
itinerant trader

kèliú

客流

[客流]

passenger flow
customer flow

zǎikè

宰客

[宰客]

to cheat customers
to overcharge

kèchē

客车

[客車]

coach
bus
passenger train

kànkè

看客

[看客]

audience; spectators; onlookers

kèduì

客队

[客隊]

visiting team (sports)

ménkè

门客

[門客]

hanger-on
visitor (in a nobleman's house)

fǎngkè

访客

[訪客]

visitor; caller

biāokè

镖客

[鏢客]

armed escort (of travelers or merchants' caravans)

shìkè

试客

[試客]

user of shareware or demo software

kècāng

客舱

[客艙]

passenger cabin

Táikè

台客

[台客]

stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)

fángkè

房客

[房客]

tenant

kèrén

客人

[客人]

visitor
guest
customer
client
CL:位 (wèi)

kètīng

客厅

[客廳]

drawing room (room for arriving guests)
living room
CL:間／间 (jiān)

kèzhàn

客栈

[客棧]

tavern
guest house
inn
hotel

kèguān

客官

[客官]

(polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)

xiákè

侠客

[俠客]

chivalrous person
knight-errant

shàikè

晒客

[曬客]

person who shares their experiences and thoughts with others on the Internet

zàikè

载客

[載客]

to take passengers on board

guòkè

过客

[過客]

passing traveler
transient guest
sojourner

bōkè

播客

[播客]

podcast (loanword)

bīnkè

宾客

[賓客]

guests
visitors

hèkè

贺客

[賀客]

guest (to a wedding etc)

kèdiàn

客店

[客店]

small hotel
inn

Juékè

掘客

[掘客]

Digg (social news website)

Kèyǔ

客语

[客語]

Hakka dialect

yóukè

游客

[遊客]

traveler; tourist
(online gaming) guest player

kèsù

客诉

[客訴]

customer complaint
to complain about a company's product or service

lükè

旅客

[旅客]

traveler; tourist

dǐngkè

顶客

[頂客]

see 丁克 (dīngkè)

kèshì

客室

[客室]

guest room

táokè

淘客

[淘客]

talk (loanword)
chatline of PRC Internet company Taobao, taokshop.com

kèfáng

客房

[客房]

guest room
room (in a hotel)

zuòkè

作客

[作客]

to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn

bókè

博客

[博客]

blog (loanword)
weblog
blogger

kèhù

客户

[客戶]

client
customer

xièkè

谢客

[謝客]

to decline to meet a visitor
to express one's gratitude to one's guests

lǎokè

老客

[老客]

peddler
old or regular customer

kèfú

客服

[客服]

customer service

sǎnkè

散客

[散客]

FIT (free independent traveler); individual traveler (as opposed to one who travels with a group)

fānkè

番客

[番客]

(old) foreigner; alien
(dialect) overseas Chinese

pāikè

拍客

[拍客]

citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)

kètào

客套

[客套]

polite greeting
civilities
to exchange pleasantries

xiāngkè

香客

[香客]

Buddhist pilgrim
Buddhist worshipper

tāokè

饕客

[饕客]

gourmand

kèsǐ

客死

[客死]

to die in a foreign land
to die abroad

kèlún

客轮

[客輪]

passenger ship

hēikè

黑客

[黑客]

hacker (computing) (loanword)

kèguān

客观

[客觀]

objective
impartial

kètáng

客堂

[客堂]

room to meet guests
parlor

kèqi

客气

[客氣]

polite
courteous
formal
modest

shuìkè

说客

[說客]

(old) itinerant political adviser
(fig.) lobbyist
go-between
mouthpiece
also pr. (shuōkè)

kèjū

客居

[客居]

to live in a foreign place
to live somewhere as a guest

yǔkè

羽客

[羽客]

Daoist priest

diàokè

钓客

[釣客]

angler

Kōngkè

空客

[空客]

Airbus (abbr. for 空中客車／空中客车 ( Kōngzhōng Kèchē))

jiànkè

剑客

[劍客]

swordsman

Kèjiā

客家

[客家]

Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south

xíngkè

行客

[行客]

visitor
traveler

xiǎngkè

飨客

[饗客]

to entertain a guest

zūkè

租客

[租客]

tenant

Zhàokè

赵客

[趙客]

knight of the Zhao State
generic term for a knight-errant

qiánkè

掮客

[掮客]

broker
agent

Pǐnkè

品客

[品客]

Pringles (snack food brand)

jíkè

极客

[極客]

(loanword) (coll.) geek

hēikèwén

黑客文

[黑客文]

hacker terminology
leetspeak

kèhùduān

客户端

[客戶端]

client (computing)

xūkèzú

虚客族

[虛客族]

people who like to window-shop for unaffordable luxuries

bùkèqi

不客气

[不客氣]

you're welcome
don't mention it
impolite
rude
blunt

zàikèchē

载客车

[載客車]

passenger train (or bus)

zàikèliàng

载客量

[載客量]

passenger capacity

huítóukè

回头客

[回頭客]

repeat customer

dàlùkè

大陆客

[大陸客]

(Tw) tourist from mainland China
illegal immigrant from mainland China

guānguāngkè

观光客

[觀光客]

tourist

kèzhìhuà

客制化

[客製化]

customization (Tw)

Jiāshìkè

佳世客

[佳世客]

JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets

Kèjiāyǔ

客家语

[客家語]

Hakka (a Chinese dialect)

wǎngluòkè

网络客

[網絡客]

online customer

kèhùjī

客户机

[客戶機]

client (computer)

bùluòkè

部落客

[部落客]

blogger (Tw)

kèqihuà

客气话

[客氣話]

words of politeness
politesse
decorous talking
talk with propriety

bókèquān

博客圈

[博客圈]

blogosphere

zuòshàngkè

座上客

[座上客]

guest of honor

Kèjiāhuà

客家话

[客家話]

Hakka dialect

Niǔyuēkè

纽约客

[紐約客]

The New Yorker, US magazine
resident of New York

kèyùnliàng

客运量

[客運量]

amount of passenger traffic

huìkèshì

会客室

[會客室]

parlor

kèzǎoshǔ

客蚤属

[客蚤屬]

Xenopsylla (the flea genus)

kètàohuà

客套话

[客套話]

conventional greeting; polite formula

lüyóukè

旅游客

[旅遊客]

a tourist

kèguānxìng

客观性

[客觀性]

objectivity

zhúkèlìng

逐客令

[逐客令]

the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners
(fig.) notice to leave
words or behavior intended at turning visitors out

hēikèsōng

黑客松

[黑客松]

hackathon (loanword)

Yíngkè Sōng

迎客松

[迎客松]

Greeting Pine, symbol of Huangshan 黃山／黄山 ( Huángshān)

xiānkèlái

仙客来

[仙客來]

cyclamen (loanword)

shāfākè

沙发客

[沙發客]

couchsurfing
couchsurfer

Kèjiārén

客家人

[客家人]

Hakka people

biékèqi

别客气

[別客氣]

don't mention it
no formalities, please

dàkèchē

大客车

[大客車]

coach

wēibókè

微博客

[微博客]

microblogging
microblog

lǐzhōngkè

理中客

[理中客]

rational, neutral, objective (abbr. for 理性、中立、客觀／理性、中立、客观 (lǐxìng,zhōnglì,kèguān))

shàngménkè

上门客

[上門客]

bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer

Xú Xiákè

徐霞客

[徐霞客]

Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記／徐霞客游记 ( Xú Xiákè Yóujì)

pítiáokè

皮条客

[皮條客]

pimp

lǎokèr

老客儿

[老客兒]

erhua variant of 老客 (lǎokè)

bēibāokè

背包客

[背包客]

backpacker

Bìshèng Kè

必胜客

[必勝客]

Pizza Hut

kèhùfúwù

客户服务

[客戶服務]

customer service
client service

círénmòkè

词人墨客

[詞人墨客]

(idiom) writer; wordsmith

kèzuòjiàoshòu

客座教授

[客座教授]

visiting professor; guest professor

háobùkèqi

毫不客气

[毫不客氣]

no trace of politeness
unrestrained (criticism)

yìnshǔkèzǎo

印鼠客蚤

[印鼠客蚤]

oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

fǎnkèwéizhǔ

反客为主

[反客為主]

lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior

Měnglóngguàikè

猛龙怪客

[猛龍怪客]

Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson

xiàzhúkèlìng

下逐客令

[下逐客令]

to ask sb to leave
to show sb the door
to give a tenant notice to leave

kèguānshìjiè

客观世界

[客觀世界]

the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)

dàikèbóchē

代客泊车

[代客泊車]

valet parking

wènkèshājī

问客杀鸡

[問客殺雞]

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)

bùyòngkèqi

不用客气

[不用客氣]

you're welcome
don't mention it
no need to stand on ceremony

tèbiékèchuàn

特别客串

[特別客串]

special guest performer (in a show)
special guest appearance (in film credits)

biétàikèqi

别太客气

[別太客氣]

lit. no excessive politeness
Don't mention it!
You're welcome!
Please don't stand on ceremony.

Hēikè Dìguó

黑客帝国

[黑客帝國]

The Matrix (1999 movie)

bókèxiěshǒu

博客写手

[博客寫手]

blogger
blog writer

Kōngzhōng Kèchē

空中客车

[空中客車]

Airbus (aerospace company)

kèsǐtāxiāng

客死他乡

[客死他鄉]

see 客死異鄉／客死异乡 (kèsǐyìxiāng)

bókèhuàjù

博客话剧

[博客話劇]

blog drama (netspeak)

lülínháokè

绿林豪客

[綠林豪客]

bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

kèfángfúwù

客房服务

[客房服務]

room service

kèguānzhǔyì

客观主义

[客觀主義]

objectivist philosophy

kèhùyìngyòng

客户应用

[客戶應用]

client application

kèsǐyìxiāng

客死异乡

[客死異鄉]

to die in a foreign land (idiom)

sāorǎokèzǎo

骚扰客蚤

[騷擾客蚤]

Xenopsylla vexabilis

bīnkèyíngmén

宾客盈门

[賓客盈門]

guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors

tiānwàiláikè

天外来客

[天外來客]

visitors from outer space

bùsùzhīkè

不速之客

[不速之客]

uninvited or unexpected guest

gùkèzhìshàng

顾客至上

[顧客至上]

the customer reigns supreme (idiom)

kèhùfúwùbù

客户服务部

[客戶服務部]

customer service division

kèhùjīruǎnjiàn

客户机软件

[客戶機軟件]

client software

Xiéhéshì Kèjī

协和式客机

[協和式客機]

Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner

Xú Xiákè Yóujì

徐霞客游记

[徐霞客遊記]

Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by 徐霞客 ( Xú Xiákè) on geology, geography, plants etc

Kèxīmǎníyuán

客西马尼园

[客西馬尼園]

Garden of Gethsemane

kèguānwéixīnzhǔyì

客观唯心主义

[客觀唯心主義]

objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)

Kèxīmǎníhuāyuán

客西马尼花园

[客西馬尼花園]

Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)

dúzàiyìxiāngwéiyìkè

独在异乡为异客

[獨在異鄉為異客]

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維／王维 ( Wáng Wéi))

kèhùfúwùqìjiégòu

客户服务器结构

[客戶服務器結構]

client server architecture

kèhùjīfúwùqìhuánjìng

客户机服务器环境

[客戶機服務器環境]

client-server environment