啃 Strokes Write it Listen 啃 kěn to gnaw; to nibble; to bite HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening肯soundkěnto agree to, to consent, to permit; ready, willing How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 肯 kěn hints at the sound.