ㄎㄜ ˋ

kè

carve

刻 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as kè in the fourth tone.

It is made up of the components 亥 (pig) and 刂 (knife).

  • 刻
    ㄎㄜ ˋ

    kè

    carve

    • 亥
      ㄏㄞ ˋ

      hài

      pig

    • 刂
      ㄉㄠ

      dāo

      knife

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I had to carve the PIG with a KNIFE for Christmas dinner.
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 刻

Definitions for 刻 pronounced as kè

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

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