刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- hardworking
- assiduous
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 刻 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
刻
- 刻意 kè yì ㄎㄜˋ ㄧˋ hak1 ji3 intentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 刻画 刻畫 kè huà ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ hak1 waak6 to portray
- 刻薄 kè bó ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ hak1 bok6 unkind
- 时刻 時刻 shí kè ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ si4 hak1 time
- 木刻 mù kè ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ muk6 hak1 woodcut
Show 15 more words with 刻
- 此刻 cǐ kè ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˋ ci2 hak1 this moment
- 深刻 shēn kè ㄕㄣ ㄎㄜˋ sam1 hak1 profound
- 片刻 piàn kè ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ pin3 hak1 short period of time
- 立刻 lì kè ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ laap6 hak1 immediately; at once; right away
- 苛刻 kē kè ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜˋ ho1 hak1 harsh; severe; demanding
- 雕刻 diāo kè ㄉㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˋ diu1 hak1 to carve
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 光刻 guāng kè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄎㄜˋ gwong1 hak1 photolithography
- 刻刀 kè dāo ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄠ hak1 dou1 engraving knife; carving knife (for wood, stone etc)
- 刻剥 刻剝 kè bō ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛ hak1 mok1 to grab money
- 刻印 kè yìn ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄣˋ hak1 jan3 to engrave a seal
- 刻奇 kè qí ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˊ hak1 kei4 (loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
- 刻写 刻寫 kè xiě ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ hak1 se2 to inscribe
- 刻度 kè dù ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨˋ hak1 dou6 marked scale
- 刻日 kè rì ㄎㄜˋ ㄖˋ hak1 jat6 variant of 克日
苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
Show 15 more words with 苦
- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 精雕细刻 精雕細刻 jīng diāo xì kè ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ zing1 diu1 sai3 hak1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom)
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ hak1 gwat1 ming5 sam1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 刻
- 刻骨相思 kè gǔ xiāng sī ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙ hak1 gwat1 soeng1 si1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
- 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ ㄨˋ hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
- 刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 铭心刻骨 銘心刻骨 míng xīn kè gǔ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ ming5 sam1 hak1 gwat1 lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
- 无时无刻 無時無刻 wú shí wú kè ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˋ mou4 si4 mou4 hak1 (idiom) (when followed by 不) at no time; never (Note: 无时无刻不 therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".)
- 一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn ㄧ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 hak1 cin1 gam1 (idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
- 备尝辛苦 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 不胜其苦 不勝其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄨˇ bat1 sing1 kei4 fu2 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 苦
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 访贫问苦 訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng ㄍㄨ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 坚苦卓绝 堅苦卓絕 jiān kǔ zhuó jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
Example sentences
-
他 比 您 更 刻苦 。
He's even more hardworking than you are.
-
她 比 您 更 刻苦 。
She's even more hardworking than you are.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.