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Information of 刻

Pinyinkè

Radical

刂

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

quarter (hour) / (a measure word) / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive

刻 [kè] 1. Engrave; to carve or cut using a knife. 雕，用刀子挖。2. In ancient times, carving was used to measure time with a clepsydra, where a full day was divided into one hundred '刻'. In modern times, '刻' refers to a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) as measured by clocks. 古代用漏壶记时，一昼夜共一百刻。今用钟表计时，一刻等于十五分钟。3. Time. 时间。4. Describes a degree of something that is very deep or intense. 形容程度极深。5. Unkind or harsh. 不厚道。6. Same as "克" (kè), meaning to limit or overcome. 同“克”。1. Engrave; to carve wood. 同本义 ([En.] engrave)”。2. Generally refers to carving on various materials. 泛指在各种材料上的雕刻。3. To draw or embellish (e.g., in painting). 绘画;修饰 ([En.] draw; adorn)。4. To cut or slice. 划，割 ([En.] cut)。5. To strictly demand. 严格要求 ([En.] rigorously demand)。6. To restrict. 限定 ([En.] restrict)。7. To harm or damage. 伤害 ([En.] damage; prejudice)。8. To engrave in one’s memory. 铭记 ([En.] engrave on one's mind)。名 [kè]1. A unit of time, equivalent to a quarter of an hour (15 minutes). 时间单位，一小时的四分之一 ([En.] quarter of an hour)。形 [kè]1. Unkind; sarcastic. 刻薄;苛刻 ([En.] unkind; sarcastic)。2. Urgent or pressing. 急迫 ([En.] urgent; pressing)。3. Assiduous or diligent. 刻苦 ([En.] assiduous)。

尖刻 jiān kè

caustic / biting / piquant / acerbic / vitriolic / acrimonious

崖刻 yá kè

rock carving / cliff engraving / words carved into cliff face

此刻 cǐ kè

this moment / now / at present

时刻 shí kè

time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always

片刻 piàn kè

short period of time / a moment

深刻 shēn kè

profound / deep / deep-going

一刻 yī kè

a moment / an instant / a short while

雕刻 diāo kè

to carve / to engrave / carving

刻有 kè yǒu

be engraved with（engraved是engrave的过去式和过去分词） / be carved with（carved是carve的过去式和过去分词）

即刻 jí kè

immediately / instant / instantly

刻画 kè huà

to portray

顷刻间 qǐng kè jiān

in an instant

石刻 shí kè

stone inscription / carved stone

刻苦 kè kǔ

hardworking / assiduous

刻意 kè yì

meticulous / painstaking / deliberate

刻本 kè běn

block printed edition

片刻间 piàn kè jiān

In a moment

顷刻之间 qǐng kè zhī jiān

In an instant

苛刻 kē kè

harsh / severe / demanding

此时此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè

at this very moment

顷刻 qǐng kè

instantly / in no time

刊刻 kān kè

inscribe / cut blocks

摹刻 mó kè

copy by carving / carve a reproduction of an inscription or painting

敦刻尔克 Dūn kè ěr kè

Dunkirk, port in northern France

立刻 lì kè

forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once

刻痕 kè hén

notch

瞬刻 shùn kè

Instant

碑刻 bēi kè

inscription on stone tablet

篆刻 zhuàn kè

carving a seal

篆刻家 zhuàn kè jiā

Seal carver

Input Method for 刻

Pinyinke4

Wubi

yntj

Cangjie

yoln

Zhengma

szok

Four Corner

02800

Unicode

U+523b

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