科 (fo1) — class; variety; family (of plants or animals) in Cantonese
foˉ¹科Mandarin Pinyin: ke1
Meaning of 科
nounclass; variety; family (of plants or animals)
nounbranch of academic or vocational studies
nounsection
nounrules; laws
nounsubject in the civil service examination of former times
noundepartment
nounthe action in Chinese opera
nounmete out (prison, terms, etc.); levy (taxes, etc.); fine someone
noun(suffix) 1. –ology; (noun) department;