Memory phrase for the character: 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 pigAlternatively, 豕 also stands for the pig.
ノ bent strokeemphasis, accent
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.




 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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