Keyword
to carve
- to engrave
- a quarter hour
- a moment
- Frequency
- #824
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
刂 (knife) gives the meaning and 亥 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
时刻
time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always
立刻
immediately; at once; right away
深刻
profound; deep; deep-going
此刻
this moment; now; at present
一刻
a quarter of an hour; 15 minutes; a moment; an instant
刻意
intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
刻
quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
雕刻
to carve; to engrave; carving
即刻
immediately; instant; instantly
片刻
short period of time; a moment
刻画
to portray
此时此刻
at this very moment
苛刻
harsh; severe; demanding
刻苦
hardworking; assiduous
刻板
stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
时时刻刻
at all times
无时无刻
(idiom) (when followed by 不 (bù)) at no time; never (Note: 无时无刻不 (wúshíwúkèbù) therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".); (when not followed by 不 (bù)) at all times; always
刻不容缓
to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
刻薄
unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
石刻
stone inscription; carved stone
时刻表
timetable; schedule
刻本
block printed edition
刻骨铭心
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
木刻
woodcut