刻 kè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 亥 12th terrestrial branch 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
刻不容缓
kèbùrónghuǎn
urgent; allowing no delay
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缓 huǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 爰 to lead on to
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 受污染河段继续扩散，启动跨区域治理已刻不容缓。 Shòu wūrǎn héduàn jìxù kuòsàn, qǐdòng kuà qūyù zhìlǐ yǐ kè bù róng huǎn. The polluted stretch of river continues to spread, so launching cross-regional treatment is now urgent.
- 病人情况危急，抢救已经刻不容缓。 Bìngrén qíngkuàng wēijí, qiǎngjiù yǐjīng kè bù róng huǎn. The patient is in critical condition, and rescue cannot be delayed another moment.
- 水管已经裂开了，修理刻不容缓。 Shuǐguǎn yǐjīng lièkāi le, xiūlǐ kè bù róng huǎn. The water pipe has already burst, and repairs cannot wait.
Related words
- 刻 kè quarter hour (time measure word)
- 立刻 lìkè immediately
- 深刻 shēnkè deep; profound
- 时刻 shíkè moment; all the time
- 此刻 cǐkè at this moment
- 刻 kè to carve
- 片刻 piànkè short moment
- 雕刻 diāokè to carve; carving
- 苛刻 kēkè harsh; exacting
- 刻画 kèhuà to depict; to portray
- 刻苦 kèkǔ hard-working; assiduous
- 刻意 kèyì deliberately; intentionally