HSK 3 · Time Adverbs

立刻

lì kè

immediately

Stroke order of 立刻

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

立 · 5 strokes刻 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

A person standing 立 and a knife 刂 cutting: do it at the cut of a blade.

Parts: 立 stand + 刻 moment (亥 + 刂 knife)

The characters in 立刻

刻 kè — quarter (of an hour) (8 strokes)

Example sentence

请你立刻过来！

Please come over right away!

Words with 立

建立to establish 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up

Words with 刻

刻quarter (of an hour)时刻moment; always 深刻profound; deep

More words: Time Adverbs

久long (time)曾经once; formerly 早已long ago; long since 已already 至今until now; so far 以来since 自从since 直到until 始终from start to finish; all along 从来always; ever 本来originally 提前in advance; to move up 及时timely; promptly 连忙promptly; hastily 赶紧hurriedly; quickly 赶快quickly; at once

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