刻

kè

Other characters with the syllable ke: see all 13 →

Meaning

quarter (hour)
moment
to carve

Show 4 more meanings

to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals

Example

我们立刻开始吧。

Let's start right away.

From 立刻 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 刻

立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right awayHSK 3 深刻shēnkèprofoundHSK 3 时刻shíkètimeHSK 3 此刻cǐkèthis momentHSK 5 雕刻diāokèto carveHSK 7-9 苛刻kēkèharsh; severe; demandingHSK 7-9 刻苦kèkǔhardworkingHSK 7-9 刻意kèyìintentionally; deliberately; purposelyHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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