刻
Meaning
kè ke4
- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals
Example sentences
- The boy carved his name into the tree.
- He keeps this gun loaded.
- Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue.
HSK words with 刻
- 时刻shíkètime
- 立刻lìkèforthwith
- 深刻shēnkèprofound
- 此刻cǐkèthis moment
- 片刻piànkèshort period of time
- 刻意kèyìintentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 苛刻kēkèharsh
- 雕刻diāokèto carve
- 刻苦kèkǔhardworking
- 刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎnto brook no delay
- 刻舟求剑kèzhōuqiújiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances