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刻 (hak1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

刻 (hak1, kè) — quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals; quarter of an hour; to portray; to depict

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 刻字 (hak1 zi6) — to engrave characters
• 刻苦 (hak1 fu2) — (adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)
• 刻薄 (hak1 bok6) — (adjective) abrasive; mean and callous
• 刻 (haak1) — quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier fo…
• 刻不容緩 (hak1 bat1 jung4 wun6) — to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
• 刻剝 (hak1 mok1) — to grab money; to exploit

Chengyu with this character

• 刻舟求劍 — To apply a fixed rule to a situation that has already moved on. Used when someone follows the letter of an old method after its conditions have vanished.

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