刻

kè · ke

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. quarter (hour)
  2. moment
  3. to carve
  4. to engrave
  5. to cut
  6. oppressive
  7. classifier for short time intervals

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)一(yí)块(kuài)木(mù)头(tou)刻(kè)出(chū)一(yì)尊(zūn)佛(fó)像(xiàng)。

He carved a Buddha statue from wood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by BooMie · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

男(nán)孩(hái)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)刻(kè)在(zài)树(shù)上(shàng)。

The boy carved his name on the tree.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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