kè

刻

quarter (hour)

HSK 2.0 · 3 HSK 3.0 · 2
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Words with 刻

时刻 shí kè time; juncture HSK 3
立刻 lì kè forthwith; immediate HSK 3
深刻 shēn kè profound; deep HSK 3
此刻 cǐ kè this moment; now HSK 5
刻意 kè yì intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously HSK 7–9
苛刻 kē kè harsh; severe HSK 7–9
雕刻 diāo kè to carve; to engrave HSK 7–9
刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous HSK 7–9
刻舟求剑 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 HSK 7–9
片刻 piàn kè short period of time; a moment
刻不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay; to demand immediate action

Character facts

Radical
刂 knife
Parts
亥 + 刂
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+523B

Pictophonetic: knife