克 勒

Kè lèdictionary entry

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

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

克勒 克勒 [Ke4 le4] /Keller or Köhler (name)/Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, head of the IMF 2000-2004, president of Germany 2004-2010/

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克
kè
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow
Kè
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
勒
lè
(literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī])
lēi
to strap tightly / to bind

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