| kè | quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive/(classifier for short time intervals) |
| 刻 | quarter (hour) moment to carve |
| 刻下 | inscribe |
| 刻不容缓 | to brook no delay to demand immediate action |
| 刻丝 | weaving done in fine silks and gold thread by the tapestry method |
| 刻书 | engraved book |
| 刻写 | inscribe |
| 刻刀 | nicking tool; graver |
| 刻划 | score; dividing |
| 刻制 | scribe |
| 刻印 | to engrave a seal stamp mark to print with carved type |
| 刻字 | lettering; legend |
| 刻字社 | seal-engraving shop |
| 刻字钢板 | a stencil steel board |
| 刻工 | The skill and technique for the sculpture. |
| 刻度 | marked scale graduated scale |
| 刻度尺 | graduated scale; plotting scale; dividing rule; dividng ruler |
| 刻度盘 | dial (e.g. of a radio etc) |
| 刻录 | to record on a CD or DVD to burn a disc |
| 刻录机 | disk burner |
| 刻意 | meticulous painstaking scrupulous (effort) |