kè 刻 engrave

dāo

knife

kè-kǔ
刻苦

adj.

hardworking

kè-yì
刻意

adv.

painstakingly

kè-bǎn
刻板

n.

cut printing blocks; rigid

kè-huà
刻画

v.

scribble on; portray

kè-bó
刻薄

adj.

harsh

kè-xiě
刻写

v.

to put a stencil on a steel plate and write text with an iron pen, then make it a printing plate ready for oil printing

kè-dāo
刻刀

n.

graver

kè-zhì
刻制

v.

to carve

kè-zì
刻字

v.

to carve characters; to engrave characters (on a seal, table, etc.)

kè-gōng
刻工

n.

the skill and technique for the sculpture; a worker who works at sculpture

kè-dù
刻度

n.

graduation; lines which mark a measurement; scale

kè-běn
刻本

n.

edition; block-printed edition

kè-dú
刻毒

adj.

venomous; spiteful; malignant

kè-hén
刻痕

hack

kè-huā
刻花

n.

engraved designs; cut

kè-gǔ
刻骨

adj.

deeply ingrained; deep-rooted; deep-seated

kè-bù-róng-huǎn
刻不容缓
to brook no delay; to be extremely urgent; to be of great urgency

kè-gǔ-míng-xīn
刻骨铭心
be engraved in one’s memory

kè-zhōu-qiú-jiàn
刻舟求剑
to carve the boat in order to seek the sword dropped into the water—to take measures without regarding changes in circumstances