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
刻苦
kèkǔ
hard-working; assiduous
Characters in this word
苦 kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他并非天赋最突出，却凭刻苦训练进入了国家队。 Tā bìngfēi tiānfù zuì tūchū, què píng kèkǔ xùnliàn jìnrù le guójiāduì. He was not the most gifted, yet he entered the national team through hard training.
- 她每天刻苦练习钢琴，从不偷懒。 Tā měitiān kèkǔ liànxí gāngqín, cóng bù tōulǎn. She practises the piano diligently every day and never slacks off.
- 这个学生学习非常刻苦，常常学到深夜。 Zhège xuésheng xuéxí fēicháng kèkǔ, chángcháng xué dào shēnyè. This student studies extremely hard, often until late at night.
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
- 刻画 kèhuà to depict; to portray
- 刻意 kèyì deliberately; intentionally