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
刻画
kèhuà
to depict; to portray
Characters in this word
画 huà
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 小说没有简单歌颂英雄，而是细致刻画了他内心的犹豫与恐惧。 Xiǎoshuō méiyǒu jiǎndān gēsòng yīngxióng, ér shì xìzhì kèhuà le tā nèixīn de yóuyù yǔ kǒngjù. The novel does not simply praise the hero, but carefully depicts his inner hesitation and fear.
- 这位作家把农村老人的形象刻画得很生动。 Zhè wèi zuòjiā bǎ nóngcūn lǎorén de xíngxiàng kèhuà de hěn shēngdòng. This writer portrays the image of elderly villagers very vividly.
- 这部电影细腻地刻画了一对母女之间的感情。 Zhè bù diànyǐng xìnì de kèhuà le yí duì mǔnǚ zhījiān de gǎnqíng. The film delicately depicts the bond between a mother and daughter.
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
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay
- 刻苦 kèkǔ hard-working; assiduous
- 刻意 kèyì deliberately; intentionally