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刻 - kè

carve, engrave; quarter hour

carve, engrave; quarter hour

How to read 刻

Click 刻 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishcarve, engrave; quarter hour
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

刻刀 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 刻剥. Please read 刻印 one more time.

Common words with this character

engraving knife; carving knife
to grab money; to exploit
to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type
kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 刻 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 刻刀 and 刻剥 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 刻.