刻 in English
- quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
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Clerical script 東漢 - See all 9 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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今天你们俩很让人印象深刻。我为你们感到骄傲。
You've both been very impressive today. I'm proud of you.
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他们没有立刻行动。
They didn't act quickly.
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他到了最后的一刻才取消了约会。
He canceled the appointment at the last moment.
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他的教导都包含在道教者看作关于宗教最后的权威的道德经那本深刻的书。
His teachings are incorporated in a profound book Daode Jing which Taoists regard as the final authority and doctrines of the religion.