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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 刻
[kè]
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1.
动
用小刀雕(花纹、文字等)
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刻了一行字
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刻个图章
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刻花纹
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雕刻
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镌刻。
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2.
形
(待人)冷酷；苛刻
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刻薄
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尖刻
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刻毒。
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3.
名
雕刻的物品
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石刻。
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4.
量
古代用漏壶计时，水由播水壶滴入受水壶，受水壶里插有立箭，箭上刻有标记，1昼夜共分为100刻。后代用钟表计时，以15分钟为1刻
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现在是6点1刻。
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5.
名
短暂的时间；时候
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刻不容缓
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顷刻
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即刻。
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6.
[文]
限定；约定
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7.
统读ｋè，不读ｋē。
Examples
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刻木结绳记事
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keep records by notching wood or tying knots
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刻蜡版
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cut stencils
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刻蜡纸
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cut a stencil
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刻个章
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engrave a seal
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这块碑石上刻的是梵文。
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On the stone tablet are inscribed words in Sanskrit.
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山顶的标石上刻着这座山的海拔高度。
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The mark stone on the top of the mountain is inscribed with its height above sea water of the mountain.
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这把刀的弓背上刻着几个繁体字。
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The curved back of this knife is carved with several Chinese characters in the complex form.
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没想到在这个危机时刻得到了这笔钱，真是极处逢生呀！
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It didn't occur to me that we could this money at this urgent moment. It's really like being rescued from a desperate situation!
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nciku Video Note
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刻 [kè]
- Scene：
在石面上刻 / carving on a stone
- Examples：
刻石 [kèshí]，刻字 [kèzì]，刻板 [kèbǎn]，刻舟求剑 [kèzhōuqiújiàn]
- Description：
刻 means to engrave or carve on the surface of a hard object.
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雕 [diāo]
- Scene：
雕木头 / carving a wood sculpture
- Examples：
木雕 [mùdiāo]，浮雕 [fúdiāo]，玉雕 [yùdiāo]，雕版 [diāobǎn]，雕塑 [diāosù]，雕虫小技 [diāochóngxiǎojì]
- Description：
雕 means to engrave or carve, which is the same as 刻. It can also mean to sculpt something in 3-D.
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凿 [záo]
- Scene：
凿木头 / chiseling wood
- Examples：
凿孔 [záo kǒng]，凿井 [záojǐng]，凿通 [záotōng]，凿穴 [záoxué]，开凿 [kāizáo]
- Description：
凿 means to make a hole in hard things (wood, stone), using a chisel.
Related video notes: 刻、雕、凿
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