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刻
kè
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English Definitionquarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; measure word for short time intervals
Simplified Script刻
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinkè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hak1
Part of Speech(动) verb, (量) measure word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2,5 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
刻意kèyìmeticulous; painstaking; deliberate
刻苦kèkǔhardworking; assiduous
刻画kèhuàto portray
刻薄kèbóunkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
刻骨铭心kègǔ míng xīnlit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
Words With Same Tail Word    
立刻lìkèforthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
时刻shíkètime; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always
深刻shēnkèprofound; deep; deep-going
雕刻diāokèto carve; to engrave; carving
此刻cǐkèthis moment; now; at present
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