Save Gender Masculine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /xak̚˧˦/, /kʰak̚˦˧˥/, /xak̚˦˧˥/, /kʰak̚˦˥/, /xak̚˦˥/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 克 (khắc) meaning "overcome, win".