刻
kè
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
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Examples
男孩把他的名字刻在树上。
nán hái bǎ tā de míng zi kè zài shù shàng。
The boy carved his name on the tree.
他用一块木头刻出一尊佛像。
tā yòng yī kuài mù tou kè chū yī zūn fó xiàng。
He carved a Buddha statue from wood.
Words with this character
时刻 shí kè time立刻 lì kè immediately深刻 shēn kè profound此刻 cǐ kè this moment片刻 piàn kè short period of time刻意 kè yì intentionally苛刻 kē kè harsh雕刻 diāo kè to carve刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking刻不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay刻舟求剑 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard一刻 yī kè a quarter of an hour即刻 jí kè immediately无时无刻 wú shí wú kè at no time版刻 bǎn kè carving碑刻 bēi kè inscription on stone tablet复刻 fù kè to reprint骨刻 gǔ kè carving in bone光刻 guāng kè photolithography尖刻 jiān kè caustic镌刻 juān kè to engrave刻板 kè bǎn stiff刻版 kè bǎn engraved blocks