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刻 (kè): quarter; to carve

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 3classifier, (verb)

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: quarter; to carve
Characters: 1
Part of speech: classifier, (verb)
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 刂
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals
to carve
to engrave
to cut
quarter (of an hour)
moment
oppressive
harsh (as in 苛刻)

Chinese explanation

时间单位，一小时分成四等份，每份叫一刻，常用来表示十五分钟
泛指很短的时间
也有用刀子在物体上雕出花纹或文字的意思。

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8 strokes

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Example sentences

He carved a flower on the wood.

It's already a quarter past three.

Please wait a moment; I'll be right there.

These words are deeply engraved in my heart.

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