harsh, severe, exacting
Animated Stroke Order 苛
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HSK Vocabulary: 苛
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 苛 is used in context
1
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.
2
tā他
duì对
gōng工
zuò作
yāo要
qiú求
hěn很
kē苛
kè刻
。
He is very demanding about work requirements.
3
lǎo老
shī师
kē苛
zé责
le了
tā他
de的
cū粗
xīn心
dà大
yi意
。
The teacher severely blamed his carelessness.
4
zhè这
ge个
yāo要
qiú求
tài太
kē苛
kè刻
le了
。
This requirement is too harsh.
5
tā他
duì对
yuán员
gōng工
de的
yāo要
qiú求
hěn很
kē苛
kè刻
，
jīng经
cháng常
pī批
píng评
tā他
men们
。
He is very demanding towards his employees and often criticizes them.
6
zài在
jìng竞
zhēng争
jī激
liè烈
de的
shì市
chǎng场
zhōng中
，
gōng公
sī司
zhì制
dìng定
le了
kē苛
kè刻
de的
yè业
jì绩
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
In the highly competitive market, the company has set strict performance standards.
Information
Traditional苛
Radical艹
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2789
Zhuyinㄎㄜ
Components—
UnicodeU+82DB
CangjieTMRN
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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.
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