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刻 (kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

刻 (kè) is a Chinese word: quarter (of an hour). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 刻

量 liàng measure word

quarter (of an hour)

现在是三点一刻。

xiàn zài shì sān diǎn yī kè

It's now 3:15.

动 dòng verb

to carve; to engrave

他在木板上刻了一个名字。

tā zài mù bǎn shàng kè le yí gè míng zi

He carved a name on the wooden board.

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Word breakdown

刻 kè — quarter (of an hour)

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 时刻 shí kè — moment HSK 5
    • 时 time (general temporal concept)
    • 刻 moment (specific point in time)
    Example

    现在是最关键的时刻。

    xiàn zài shì zuì guān jiàn de shí kè

    Now is the most critical moment.

  • 2 深刻 shēn kè — profound HSK 5
    • 深 deep, indicating depth and intensity
    • 刻 engraved, suggesting something lasting and indelible
    Example

    这本书给我留下了深刻的印象。

    zhè běn shū gěi wǒ liú xià le shēn kè de yìn xiàng

    This book left a profound impression on me.

  • 3 立刻 lì kè — immediately HSK 5
    • 立 stand; upright position (suggesting immediacy)
    • 刻 moment; instant in time
    Example

    他听到消息后立刻就走了。

    tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu lì kè jiù zǒu le

    He left immediately after hearing the news.

  • 4 此刻 cǐ kè — this moment HSK 6
    • 此 this (demonstrative indicating the present)
    • 刻 moment (a specific point in time)
    Example

    此刻我很开心。

    cǐ kè wǒ hěn kāi xīn

    I am very happy at this moment.

  • 5 片刻 piàn kè — moment HSK 6
    • 片 brief, fragmentary
    • 刻 moment, instant
    Example

    请稍等片刻。

    qǐng shāo děng piàn kè

    Please wait a moment.

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Structure & writing
1 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

1.1 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
1.2 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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