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Meaning of 刻
Pinyin
kè
Radical
刂
Strokes
8
Definition
quarter (hour) / (a measure word) / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive
Usage
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刻
[kè]
动词
【本义】: 雕刻，在木头上雕刻
1. Engrave; to carve, to hollow out with a knife.
例: 刻本 (engraved book), 刻石 (to carve stone), 刻字 (to engrave characters), 刻板 (engraved plate), 刻舟求剑 (to seek a sword in a carved boat).
2. In ancient times, a timekeeping method used with a water clock had a total of one hundred刻 in a day and night. Now, a clock measures time, and one刻 equals fifteen minutes.
例: 五点一刻 (five o'clock and a quarter).
3. Time.
例: 此刻 (this moment), 即刻 (immediate), 顷刻 (a very short time), 时刻 (moment), 刻不容缓 (urgent).
4. Describes an extremely deep degree.
例: 深刻 (profound), 刻意 (intentional), 刻骨 (deeply felt to the bone), 刻苦 (suffering deeply).
5. Unkind; not benevolent.
例: 刻毒 (malicious), 刻薄 (harsh), 尖刻 (sarcastic), 苛刻 (harsh).
6. Same as "克" (to overcome).
名词
1. A unit of time, equal to a quarter of an hour.
例: 六点一刻 (six o'clock and a quarter).
形容词
1. Unkind; sarcastic.
例: 刻薄 (unkind), 刻峭 (sharp-tongued), 刻碎 (harshly complicated), 刻诛 (severe punishment).
2. Urgent; pressing.
例: 刻下 (immediately), 刻有 (currently existing), 刻不待时 (time is pressing).
3. Assiduous.
例: 刻励 (diligent), 刻厉 (self-disciplined).
（*引自繁体辞典解释）
动词
1. Relating to the second tone as in sound.
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
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Input Method for 刻
Pinyin
ke4
Wubi
yntj
Cangjie
yoln
Zhengma
szok
Four Corner
02800
Unicode
U+523b
Stroke Number Category
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