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

痕 kè hén notch
qǐng kè instantly; in no time
间 qǐng kè jiān in an instant
度盘 kè dù pán dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
尔克 dūn kè ěr kè Dunkirk, port in northern France
品 diāo kè pǐn sculpture
毒 kè dú spiteful; venomous
shí kè stone inscription; carved stone
铭心骨 míng xīn kè gǔ engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
juān kè to engrave
千金 yī kè qiān jīn time is gold; every minute counts
一时半 yī shí bàn kè a short time; a little while
一時半 yī shí bàn kè a short time; a little while
拍案惊奇 èr kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
拍案驚奇 èr kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
guāng kè photolithography
胶 guāng kè jiāo photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
膠 guāng kè jiāo photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
拍案惊奇 chū kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
拍案驚奇 chū kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
不容緩 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
剥 kè bō to grab money; to exploit
剝 kè bō to grab money; to exploit
印 kè yìn to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type; to leave a deep impression
奇 kè qí (loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning