HSK 3 · Time Words

时刻

shí kè

moment; always

Stroke order of 时刻

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

时 · 7 strokes 刻 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

时 is time, and 刻 is carving 刂 with a knife: a moment carved.

Parts: 时: time; 刻: carve, moment

The characters in 时刻

时 shí — time; hour; when (7 strokes)
刻 kè — quarter (of an hour) (8 strokes)

Example sentence

重要的时刻到了。

The important moment has arrived.

Words with 时

小时hour 时间time 时候time; moment (when...)有时sometimes 有时候sometimes 小时候in childhood 当时at that time 那时at that time 那时候at that time 这时at this time 这时候at this moment 随时at any time 同时at the same time 平时usually; normally 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 及时timely; promptly

Words with 刻

刻quarter (of an hour)立刻immediately 深刻profound; deep

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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