Memory phrase for the Kanji: 刻

刻

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Meaning

to carve, quarter (hour), to cut

Pronunciation

 kè

Explanation

 Left: (zodiac) pig 亥/豚 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶), right: knife刂

Mnemonic
(piece-rate work at the slaughterhouse) The pig is cut with a knife (= carved) within a quarter hour.

Radicals

亥 pig
ノ bent strokeemphasis, accent
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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Vocabulary

 立刻  lì kè  forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
 深刻  shēn kè  profound; deep; deep-going
 时刻  shí kè  moment, constantly; always
 雕刻  diāo kè  to carve; to engrave; carving
 苛刻  kē kè  harsh; pitiless
 苛刻  kē kè  

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