Hanzi

刻

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

kè, kēi

Bopomofo

ㄎㄜˋ, ㄎㄟ

Jyutping

haak1

Example sentences

刻 kè
這是他親手刻的。
这是他亲手刻的。

This was carved by him personally.

靜止 / 静止 jìngzhǐ
那一刻，一切似乎都靜止了。
那一刻，一切似乎都静止了。

At that moment, everything seemed to stand still.

時刻 / 时刻 shíkè
在這關鍵時刻，我們必須團結一致。
在这关键时刻，我们必须团结一致。

At this critical moment, we must unite.

警惕 jǐngtì
面對網路詐騙，我們必須時刻保持警惕。
面对网路诈骗，我们必须时刻保持警惕。

Faced with online scams, we must maintain vigilance at all times.

此刻 cǐkè
此刻，我心裡感到無比的平靜。
此刻，我心里感到无比的平静。

At this moment, I feel incredibly peaceful in my heart.

刻意 kèyì
他刻意提早出門，以避開塞車時段。
他刻意提早出门，以避开塞车时段。

He deliberately left early to avoid the rush hour traffic.

即刻 jíkè
警報響起時，大家即刻離開大樓。
警报响起时，大家即刻离开大楼。

When the alarm went off, everyone left the building immediately.

Example Vocabulary

刻

ke4

to carve; to engrave

時刻

shi2'ke4

moment; point in time; constantly

此刻

ci3'ke4

this moment; now

銘刻

ming2'ke4

刻意

ke4'yi4

deliberately; intentionally

刻骨

ke4'gu3

刻骨銘心

ke4'gu3'ming2'xin1

即刻

ji2'ke4

immediately; at once

時時刻刻

shi2'shi2'ke4'ke4

一時半刻

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