苛 (kē): Harsh — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9

Animated Stroke Order 苛

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苛=艹grass+可can

Grass (艹) that can be spoken (可) — originally meaning small, now implies harsh or demanding.

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HSK Vocabulary: 苛

HSK words that contain this character.

苛刻

kē kè

Harsh

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

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

bú不

yào要

kē苛

qiú求

wán完

měi美

，

jìn尽

lì力

jiù就

hǎo好

。

Don't demand perfection, just do your best.

tā他

duì对

gōng工

zuò作

yāo要

qiú求

hěn很

kē苛

kè

lǎo老

shī师

kē苛

zé责

le了

tā他

de的

cū粗

xīn

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He is very demanding about work requirements.

The teacher severely blamed his carelessness.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ke".

kē柯 kē颗 ké壳 kē蝌 kě渴 kè客

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

rui芮 zhù著 cí茨 fān藩 suō蓑 shān苫

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