Character

刻

kè HSK 5

刻 kè HSK 5

1. to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
2. unit of time marked by one graduation on the arrow of an ancient water clock (clepsydra)
3. time; moment (usually a short period of time)
4. describing an extremely deep degree
5. harsh; unkind; ungenerous
6. same as "克"
7. carved or engraved object
8. quarter of an hour (15 minutes) as a unit of time measured by a clock

Words using 刻 as kè (12)

Structure & writing

刻 kè — to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

刻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 亥 hài — twelfth of the twelve Earthly Branches

亥 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 1

孩 hái young child

HSK 3

刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc. 该 gāi should; ought to

HSK 4

咳 ké to cough

HSK 6

核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit

HSK 7

阂 hé to be blocked or separated by a barrier 骇 hài to frighten; to shock

2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)

刂 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

HSK 4

划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')

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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank

HSK 5

创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)

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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime

HSK 6

刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms

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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

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