Actually, no. 可 is like 'the be able to' prefix in Japanese/Chinese, so 可愛 is can be seen as a compound word because of that, literally means 'is able to be lov

Actually, no. 可 is like 'the be able to' prefix in Japanese/Chinese, so 可愛 is can be seen as a compound word because of that, literally means 'is able to be loved' In Chinese, it can be further compounded into many common phrases: 可悲(pathetic, 可+'sad') 可气(annoying/irritating, 可+'anger') 可怜(pitiful, 可+'pity') 可恨(resentful, 可+'hate') What would be a more suitable example would be 可(ke)乐(le) in my opinion, in which case it means Coke in Chinese, it is a transliteration.