Memory phrase for the character: 苛

苛

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Meaning

severe, pitiless, harsh, exacting

Pronunciation

kē

Explanation

 Top: grass/plant 艹, bottom: possibility 可 (The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.)

Mnemonic
 
If in the grass, someone (shall find) a nail only using his mouth, you are severe and pitiless to him.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
可 be possible




 Vocabulary

苛性钾 kē xìng jiǎ  caustic potash; potassium hydroxide KOH
苛性钠 kē xìng nà  caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH
苛刻 kē kè  harsh; pitiless
苛刻 kē kè  

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