carve, engrave; quarter hour

HSK 3 #618

DEFINITIONS

刻 kè
  • quarter (hour)
  • moment
  • to carve
  • to engrave
  • to cut
  • oppressive
  • classifier for short time intervals

STROKES

刻 stroke order diagram
刻 stroke order animation

WORDS

shí kè time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
lì kè forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
shēn kè profound; deep; deep-going
苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous
piàn kè short period of time; a moment
diāo kè to carve; to engrave; carving
不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
cǐ kè this moment; now; at present
薄 kè bó unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
此时此 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment
kē kè harsh; severe; demanding
意 kè yì meticulous; painstaking; deliberate
每时每 měi shí měi kè at all times; at every moment
无时无 wú shí wú kè all the time; incessantly
jí kè immediately; instant; instantly
时时 shí shí kè kè at all times
jiān kè caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious
表 shí kè biǎo timetable; schedule
画 kè huà to portray
骨铭心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
度 kè dù marked scale; graduated scale
家 diāo kè jiā sculptor
板 kè bǎn stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
míng kè a carved inscription
shí kè to etch; engraving
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