刻 kè

刻 (kè) is a Chinese character with 8 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: kè
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK level 2
Component: 刂

Meaning

刻 means quarter (of an hour) / to carve in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	quarter (of an hour) / to carve
Spanish	cuarto de hora / grabar
Portuguese	quarto de hora / gravar
French	quart d'heure / graver
German	Viertelstunde / gravieren
Italian	quarto d'ora / incidere
Russian	четверть часа / вырезать
Arabic	ربع ساعة / ينقش
Hindi	सवा चौथाई / खोदना
Indonesian	seperempat jam / mengukir
Vietnamese	khắc
Japanese	刻む・十五分
Korean	각 / 새기다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 刻 loaded.

Characters at the same level

目 mù 便 pián 举 jǔ 头 tóu 低 dī 思 sī 故 gù 春 chūn 处 chù 闻 wén 鸟 niǎo 黄 huáng