| 1 | 苛捐 | 苛捐 | kē juān | ke1 juan1 | exorbitant levies | | |
| 2 | 蠲除苛政 | 蠲除苛政 | juān chú kē zhèng | juan1 chu2 ke1 zheng4 | to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom) | | |
| 3 | 蠲苛 | 蠲苛 | juān kē | juan1 ke1 | to remove an oppressive law, tax etc | | |
| 4 | 苛 | 苛 | kē | ke1 | severe; exacting | | |
| 5 | 苛捐杂税 | 苛捐雜稅 | kē juān zá shuì | ke1 juan1 za2 shui4 | exorbitant taxation (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 苛刻 | 苛刻 | kē kè | ke1 ke4 | harsh; severe; demanding | | |
| 7 | 苛求 | 苛求 | kē qiú | ke1 qiu2 | demanding | | |
| 8 | 苛求无厌 | 苛求無厭 | kē qiú wú yàn | ke1 qiu2 wu2 yan4 | to make excessive demands; to be over-critical (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 苛性 | 苛性 | kē xìng | ke1 xing4 | caustic (chemistry) | | |
| 10 | 苛性钾 | 苛性鉀 | kē xìng jiǎ | ke1 xing4 jia3 | caustic potash; potassium hydroxide KOH | | |
| 11 | 苛性钠 | 苛性鈉 | kē xìng nà | ke1 xing4 na4 | caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH | | |
| 12 | 苛责 | 苛責 | kē zé | ke1 ze2 | to criticize harshly; to excoriate | | |
| 13 | 苛政猛于虎 | 苛政猛於虎 | kē zhèng měng yú hǔ | ke1 zheng4 meng3 yu2 hu3 | tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 严而不苛 | 嚴而不苛 | yán ér bù kē | yan2 er2 bu4 ke1 | strict but not harsh (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 严苛 | 嚴苛 | yán kē | yan2 ke1 | severe; harsh | | |