HSK 3 HSK C2/W2/V2/V5
Correct
刻
/ kè /
Strokes
Definition
quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive/classifier for short time intervals
Example
As a Verb
carve; engrave; cut
1
Tā
他
bǎ
把
mùtou
木头
kè
刻
chéng
成
niǎo
鸟
de
的
xíngzhuàng
形状
。
He carved the wood into the shape of a bird.
2
Yòng
用
xiǎodāo
小刀
bǎ
把
míngzi
名字
kè
刻
zài
在
qiángshàng
墙上
scratch one's name on a wall with a knife
3
Bǎ
把
dàlǐshí
大理石
kè
刻
chéng
成
shíxiàng
石像
chisel a block of marble into a statue
4
Kètúzhāng
刻图章
engrave a seal
5
Kè
刻
bēiwén
碑文
carve an inscription (on a stone tablet)
As a Measure word
quarter (of an hour)
6
Zhè
这
zhī
只
biǎo
表
měi
每
yīkèzhōng
一刻钟
bào
报
shí
时
yī
一
cì
次
。
The clock strikes the quarters.
7
Zhè
这
lù
路
gōnggòng
公共
qìchē
汽车
yīkèzhōng
一刻钟
fà
发
yī
一
tàng
趟
。
The buses come on the quarter.
8
Wǔ
五
diǎn
点
chā
差
yīkè
一刻
a quarter to five
9
Bā
八
diǎn
点
yīkè
一刻
a quarter past/after eight
As a Noun
moment
As an Adjective
unkind; harsh
As an Adjective
profound
As a Noun
things carved
As a Verb
imprint; engrave
As a Verb
characterize
As a Verb
set a time limit