kè
leçon
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我上语文课。
wǒ shàng yǔwén kè.
I have Chinese class.
他上数学课。
tā shàng shùxué kè.
He has math class.
她上英语课。
tā shàng yīngyǔ kè.
She has English class.
课程 (kè chéng)
course
学课 (xué kè)
lesson
课堂 (kè táng)
classroom
玩 (wán)
play
休息 (xiūxi)
rest
The Chinese character 课 (kè) is composed of two parts: the radical 讠 (yán), which indicates that the character is related to speech or language, and the phonetic component 课 (kè), which gives the character its pronunciation. The original meaning of 课 was "to teach" or "to give a lesson", and it was often used in the context of education. Over time, the meaning of 课 expanded to include other related concepts, such as "a class" or "a lesson". In modern Chinese, 课 is commonly used to refer to a class or a lesson in school, but it can also be used in a more general sense to refer to any type of learning or teaching activity.
