1. 苛
  2. 刻

苛

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  • 3089th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
苛→
艹可
2Radical
苛→
艹grass一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
苛→
艹一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kē (ke1)severe • exacting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 苛 kē (ke1)The component 可 is pronounced as 'kě' (ke3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 苛 kē (ke1)The component 可 is pronounced as 'kè' (ke4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 苛 kē (ke1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

苛刻 
苛求 

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刻

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  • 618th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刻→
亥刂
2Radical
刻→
亠lid丨line㇙N/A人human刂knife
3Graphical
刻→
一丶丨㇙人亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kè (ke4)quarter (hour) • moment • to carve • to engrave • to cut • oppressive • classifier for short time intervals

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

时刻 (時刻)
此刻 
立刻 
铭刻 (銘刻)

Uncommon

刻意 
刻苦 
刻薄 
刻骨 
刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心)
印象深刻 
即刻 
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
深刻 
片刻 
苛刻 
雕刻 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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