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刻
Mandarin · pinyin kè
Meanings
- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals
Characters in this entry
- 刻
- kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
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Mandarin tones
4 · ke4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
haak1 · hak1
Cantonese word readings for 刻. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to carve; to cut a notch; to engrave
- to draw; to adorn
- to cut; to scratch
- to rigorously demand
- to restrict; to limit
- to damage; to prejudice
- to engrave on one's mind
- unkind; sarcastic; caustic
- urgent; pressing
- assiduous; diligent
- moment in time
- A unit of time. — (historical) ¹⁄₁₀₀ of one day; 14.4 minutes
- A unit of time. — (modern) quarter of an hour; 15 minutes
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