TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
可
ㄎㄜˇ · kě
verb — may, can; approve
字源 FORM — what the parts do
可形rendered bare (origin carries no claimed role)
The mouth (口) says yes — approval. Its bigger job is sound: 可 builds 河, 何, 哥 — and 哥 builds 歌.
意 · Meanings
(本義)肯、可以— to approve; may常用
→可愛、可怕— -able: lovable, fearable
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension