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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kē | ke1
English translation
severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

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grass

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹可

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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苛刻 kē kè de 房东 fángdōng Xiàng 我们 wǒmen 榨取 zhà qǔ chóng .

Hard landlords racked us with high rents.

那户人家 rénjiā de 家长 jiā zhǎng 贾瓦德先生 Xiānsheng 治家严苛 yán kē 名闻 míng wén 乡里 xiāng lǐ

The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood.

gěi 规定 guīdìng de 条件 tiáojiàn Huán 不算 tài 苛刻 kē kè

The conditions laid down to me were not too limiting.

duì 自己 zìjǐ 别太苛刻 kē kè ràng 自己 zìjǐ gēng 快乐 kuàilè xiē

Be a little easier on yourself and enjoy yourself more.

别太苛刻 kē kè

Don't be uncharitable.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
苛刻 kē kè harsh苛刻 kē kè
severe
苛求 kē qiú demanding苛求 kē qiú
苛责 kē zé to excoriate苛責
严苛 yán kē severe嚴苛
苛捐杂税 kē juān zá shuì exorbitant taxation (idiom)苛捐雜稅
苛性钠 kē xìng nà caustic soda苛性鈉
苛性钾 kē xìng jiǎ caustic potash苛性鉀

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