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刻 (kè): Quarter (of an hour) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 3
1.

Animated Stroke Order 刻

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How to write 刻 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

刻has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

kèke
mw. (量)
quarter (of an hour); to carveHSK3
mw./v. (量、动)
quarter hour; to carve; momentHSK 3.0 L3
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 刻

刻 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
刻=亥child+刂knife

A knife (刂) carves a child (亥) — to engrave or mark precisely.

5.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 刻

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 刻

HSK words that contain this character.

刻苦

kè kǔ

assiduous; hardworking; painstaking

HSK 5

时刻

shí kè

time; hour; moment

HSK 5

深刻

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刻 is used in context

tā他
zài在
mù木
tou头
shàng上
diāo雕
kè刻

Information

Pinyinkè
Meaningquarter (of an hour)
Strokes8
Radical刂
Traditional刻
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#402
Zhuyinㄎㄜˋ
UnicodeU+523B
CangjieYNLN
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shēn kè

deep; profound

HSK 5

立刻

lì kè

immediately; at once; right away

HSK 5

刻不容缓

kè bù róng huǎn

admit no delay; of great urgency

HSK 6

片刻

piàn kè

an instant; a moment; a little while

HSK 6
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雕刻

diāo kè

carve; chisel; engrave

HSK 6

刻意

kè yì

Deliberate / intentional

HSK 3.0 L7-9

刻画

kè huà

depict

HSK 3.0 L7-9

刻舟求剑

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

carve a boat to seek a sword / act out an irrelevant solution to a problem

HSK 3.0 L7-9

此刻

cǐ kè

this moment

HSK 3.0 L6

苛刻

kē kè

Harsh

HSK 3.0 L7-9
le了
yì一
zhī只
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
。

He carved a small bird on the wood.

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.

Xiàn现
zài在
shì是
sān三
diǎn点
yí一
kè刻
。

It is now a quarter past three.

qǐng请
lì立
kè刻
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wu务
。

Please complete this task immediately.

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