刻
Pinyin: kè
classifier for short time intervals; quarter (hour); moment; to carve
Example sentence
男孩把他的名字刻在树上。
Nánhái bǎ tā de míngzi kè zài shù shàng.
The boy carved his name on the tree.
What 刻 means
刻 (kè) is a Chinese word meaning “classifier for short time intervals; quarter (hour); moment; to carve”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection.
More HSK 3 words
HSK 3
阿姨
āyí
maternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
矮
ǎi
(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
爱人
àiren
spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
安静
ānjìng
quiet; peaceful; calm
安全
ānquán
safe; secure; safety; security
把
bǎ
classifier for things with a handle; handful; (marks the object before the verb); to hold
搬
bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
班级
bānjí
class (group of students); grade (in school)
搬家
bānjiā
to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
办
bàn
to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
办法
bànfǎ
way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
办公室
bàngōngshì
office; business premises