刻 (hak1 haak1 kaan5 | ke4) : carve; moment; quarter; describe; unkind

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刻

hak1 haak1 kaan5

ke4

[1] [v,n] carve; engrave; things carved
[2] [n] moment; quarter (of an hour)
[3] [v] describe; depict; portray
[3] [adj] unkind; harsh; cruel
[4] [adj,adv] profound; deeply; firmly
[5] [n] {kaan5} (mahjong) pong/triplet

Jyutping hak1 is literary reading; haak1 is colloquial. The former is regarded as standard. Jyutping kaan5 is commonly encountered within the context of mahjong, where it refers to a set of three/triplet

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刻

This word has been viewed 11016 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Apr 2013 06:05

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刻板 hak1 baan2 ke4 ban3 = stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing

立刻 laap6 hak1 li4 ke4 = immediately

即刻 zik1 hak1 ji2 ke4 = immediately; right away

時刻 si4 hak1 shi2 ke4 = moment

深刻 sam1 hak1 shen1 ke4 = profound; deep

此刻 ci2 hak1 ci3 ke4 = this moment; now; at present

雕刻 diu1 hak1 diao1 ke4 = engraving

彫刻 diu1 hak1 diao1 ke4 = engraving

苛刻 ho1 hak1 ke1 ke4 = harsh

刻意 hak1 ji3 ke4 yi4 = painstakingly; meticulously; sedulously; deliberate
See all 46 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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佢一見到我，即刻黑面粵
Once he saw me, he gave me a stern look.

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Decimal representation of this word: 刻
Unicode code for this character: U+523b (off-site link)

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