in English

measure word, verb HSK 3
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals

Stroke order

Le caractère 刻 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 刻 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 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.

  • 他们没有立刻行动。

    They didn't act quickly.

  • 他到了最后的一刻才取消了约会。

    He canceled the appointment at the last moment.

  • 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.

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