to carve, engrave, or cut into a hard surface
Animated Stroke Order 刻
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HSK Vocabulary: 刻
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刻 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
mù木
tou头
shàng上
diāo雕
kè刻
le了
yì一
zhī只
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
。
He carved a small bird on the wood.
2
tā他
xué学
xí习
fēi非
cháng常
kè刻
kǔ苦
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
hěn很
nǔ努
lì力
。
He studies very hard and works diligently every day.
3
qǐng请
lì立
kè刻
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wu务
。
Please complete this task immediately.
4
tā他
xué学
xí习
hěn很
kè刻
kǔ苦
。
He studies very hard.
5
tā她
měi每
tiān天
kè刻
kǔ苦
liàn练
xí习
gāng钢
qín琴
，
jìn进
bù步
hěn很
kuài快
。
She practices the piano diligently every day and makes rapid progress.
6
tōng通
guò过
duō多
nián年
de的
kè刻
kǔ苦
zuān钻
yán研
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
wéi为
le了
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
。
Through years of diligent study, he finally became an excellent engineer.
7
wǒ我
shí时
kè刻
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhe着
。
I am always ready.
8
zài在
zhè这
ge个
zhòng重
yào要
shí时
kè刻
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
hěn很
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
At this important moment, we are all nervous.
9
tā他
shí时
kè刻
tí提
xǐng醒
zì自
jǐ己
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
。
He constantly reminds himself to work hard.
10
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shì事
hěn很
shēn深
kè刻
。
This story is very profound.
Information
Traditional刻
Radical刂
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#402
Zhuyinㄎㄜˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+523B
CangjieYNLN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality