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立刻 (lì kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

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

Meaning of 立刻

副 fù adverb

immediately

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.

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Word breakdown

立 lì — stand; upright position (suggesting immediacy)

刻 kè — moment; instant in time

Structure & writing
1 立 lì — to stand; to stand upright
立 is a component in 17 characters

立 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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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Stroke order