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

WORDS

写 kè xiě to inscribe
寫 kè xiě to inscribe
度盤 kè dù pán dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
意求工 kè yì qiú gōng assiduous and painstaking
意为之 kè yì wéi zhī to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
意為之 kè yì wéi zhī to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
日 kè rì variant of 克日[ke4 ri4]
期 kè qī variant of 克期[ke4 qi1]
本 kè běn block printed edition
板印象 kè bǎn yìn xiàng stereotype
版 kè bǎn engraved blocks (for printing)
畫 kè huà to portray
丝 kè sī variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]
絲 kè sī variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]
舟求剑 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
苦努力 kè kǔ nǔ lì assiduous; taking great pains
苦学习 kè kǔ xué xí to study hard; assiduous
苦學習 kè kǔ xué xí to study hard; assiduous
苦耐劳 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
苦钻研 kè kǔ zuān yán to study diligently
苦鑽研 kè kǔ zuān yán to study diligently
薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn harsh and merciless (idiom)
录 kè lù to record on a CD or DVD; to burn a disc