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时刻 (shí kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

时刻 (shí kè) is a Chinese word: moment. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 时刻

名 míng noun

moment

现在是最关键的时刻。

xiàn zài shì zuì guān jiàn de shí kè

Now is the most critical moment.

副 fù adverb

constantly

父母时刻关心孩子的成长。

fù mǔ shí kè guān xīn hái zi de chéng zhǎng

Parents constantly care about their children's growth.

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Word breakdown

时 shí — time (general temporal concept)

刻 kè — moment (specific point in time)

Structure & writing
1 时 shí — time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops

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

consists of

1.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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Stroke order

2 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

2.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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