刻

kè

carve, engrave; quarter hour

How to write 刻, stroke by stroke

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

Pictophonetic: semantic 刂 (knife), phonetic 亥

Made of 亥 + 刂

立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
时刻shí kètime; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always
深刻shēn kèprofound; deep; deep-going
此刻cǐ kèthis moment; now; at present
片刻piàn kèshort period of time; a moment
刻薄kè bóunkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
即刻jí kèimmediately; instant; instantly
刻意kè yìintentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave; carving
苛刻kē kèharsh; severe; demanding
此时此刻cǐ shí cǐ kèat this very moment
刻苦kè kǔhardworking; assiduous

我对你们的工作印象深刻。
wǒ duì nǐ men de gōng zuò yìn xiàng shēn kè 。
I'm very impressed by your work.
这是一个伟大的时刻。
zhè shì yí gè wěi dà de shí kè 。
This is a great moment.
此刻我缺少现金。
cǐ kè wǒ quē shǎo xiàn jīn 。
I'm short of cash at the moment.
你最好立刻剪头发。
nǐ zuì hǎo lì kè jiǎn tóu fa 。
You'd better have your hair cut at once.
它发生在十一点一刻。
tā fā shēng zài shí yī diǎn yí kè 。
It happened at a quarter past eleven.