subject

course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination

speech (讠) + [sound: 果] = subject or lesson

The speech radical (讠) anchors the meaning: a lesson is fundamentally spoken instruction delivered in words. 果 mainly contributes the sound kè and does not carry a semantic role here.

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Words with 课

通识课程

tōng shí kè chéng

general course

选修课

xuǎn xiū kè

optional course (in school)

选课

xuǎn kè

to select courses

开课

kāi kè

school begins

上课

shàng kè

to go to class

下课

xià kè

to finish class

代课

dài kè

to teach as substitute for absent teacher

任课

rèn kè

to give classes

修课

xiū kè

to take a course

停课

tíng kè

to stop classes

备课

bèi kè

(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation

入门课程

rù mén kè chéng

introductory course

More characters with 讠