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

錄 kè lù to record on a CD or DVD; to burn a disc
录机 kè lù jī disk burner
錄機 kè lù jī disk burner
骨 kè gǔ ingrained; entrenched; deep-rooted
骨相思 kè gǔ xiāng sī deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
鹄类鹜 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to fail utterly in trying to copy something; to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to fail utterly in trying to copy something; to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
勤奋苦 qín fèn kè kǔ diligent; assiduous
勤奮苦 qín fèn kè kǔ diligent; assiduous
学习苦 xué xí kè kǔ to study hard; assiduous
學習苦 xué xí kè kǔ to study hard; assiduous
shǎo kè a short while; soon
尖酸薄 jiān suān kè bó sharp and unkind (words)
yá kè rock carving; cliff engraving; words carved into cliff face
爾克 dūn kè ěr kè Dunkirk, port in northern France
shí kè time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
准备 shí kè zhǔn bèi ready at any moment
準備 shí kè zhǔn bèi ready at any moment
表 shí kè biǎo timetable; schedule
時時 shí shí kè kè at all times
mù kè woodcut
此時此 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment
每時每 měi shí měi kè at all times; at every moment
無時無 wú shí wú kè all the time; incessantly