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尖刻 (jiān kè): Caustic (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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尖刻 consists of 2 characters.

尖 • jiān • pointed, sharp tip • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiān尖

pointed, sharp tip

刻 • kè • quarter (of an hour); to carve • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

kè刻

quarter (of an hour); to carve

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Pinyinjiān kè

Meaningcaustic, sharp-tongued

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 尖刻

tā她

de的

huà话

hěn很

jiān尖

kè刻

。

Her words are very caustic.

tā他

yòng用

jiān尖

kè刻

de的

yǔ语

qì气

pī批

píng评

zhè这

piān篇

wén文

zhāng章

de的

píng评

lùn论

guò过

yú于

jiān

le

了

tóng同

shì事

。

He criticized his colleague with a caustic tone.

尖

kè刻

，

ràng让

rén人

bù不

shū舒

fu服

。

The comments on this article are too caustic and make people uncomfortable.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 尖刻.

Words with 尖

尖端jiān duānpointed end; nib
尖锐jiān ruìacute; penetrating; incisive
顶尖dǐng jiānTop-notch / First-rate
尖利jiān lìsharp; piercing (sound or object)
尖叫jiān jiàoscream; shriek
尖子jiān zitop student; standout
尖峰jiān fēngpeak; summit
尖酸jiān suānsharp; acerbic (speech)

Words with 刻

刻苦kè kǔassiduous; hardworking; painstaking
时刻shí kètime; hour; moment
深刻shēn kèdeep; profound
立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
此刻

cǐ kè

this moment

片刻piàn kèan instant; a moment; a little while

雕刻diāo kècarve; chisel; engrave

刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnadmit no delay; of great urgency