刻

kè

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

Radical: 刂 HSK 2 v, qt pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

刻 decomposes into the following components:

亥 刂

Semantic component: 刂; phonetic component: 亥.

Words containing 刻

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 刻.

光刻
guāng kè
photolithography
刻丝
kè sī
刻写
kè xiě
inscribe
刻刀
kè dāo
刻剥
kè bō
刻印
kè yìn
to engrave a seal
刻奇
kè qí
刻度
kè dù
marked scale
刻录
kè lù
to record on a CD or DVD
刻意
kè yì
meticulous
刻日
kè rì
刻期
kè qī

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical 刂.

刂 刈 刊 刎 刑 划 刖 列 刘 则 刚 创 删 判 別 刨 利 刪 别 刭 刮 到 刳 制

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