12345678KeywordsevereharshrigorousexactingFrequency#2970Strokes8ReadingskēMnemonic艹 (grass) gives the meaning and 可 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of艹grass可canUsed in vocabulary苛刻kēkèharsh; severe; demanding严苛yánkēsevere; harsh苛求kēqiúdemanding苛kēsevere; exacting苛责kēzéto criticize harshly; to excoriate苛捐杂税kējuānzáshuìexorbitant taxation (idiom)苛性kēxìngcaustic (chemistry)苛性钠kēxìngnàsodium hydroxide NaOH; caustic soda苛捐kējuānexorbitant levies