Chinese Word: 苛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

苛

Pinyin: kē

English Definition: severe; exacting

Chinese Definition:
①过于严厉：苛刻。苛毒。苛求。苛责。苛待。
②繁重，使人难以忍受：苛重(zhòng)。苛捐杂税。
③腐蚀性：苛性(如氢氧化钾、氢氧化钠等能腐蚀皮肤及纤维之类的化学性质)。苛性钠(烧碱)。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:可 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 可 [ kě ] may, can, -able; possibly

Similar Characters: 苟苴宜

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苛刻	kē kè	harsh; severe; demanding
苛求	kē qiú	demanding
苛捐杂税	kē juān zá shuì	exorbitant taxation (idiom)
苛责	kē zé	to criticize harshly; to excoriate
苛性钠	kē xìng nà	caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH

1		tā 他 dài rén 待人 tài 太 kē 苛。 He treats people ungenerously.
2		tā 他 de 的 wén zhāng 文章 shòu dào 受到 le 了 kē píng 苛评。 His article was slapped around.
3		wǒ men 我们 bù néng 不能 duì 对 tā 他 yāo qiú 要求 guò 过 kē 苛。 We must not be too severe against him.
4		duì fāng 对方 tí chū 提出 de 的 tiáo jiàn 条件 tài 太 kē 苛 le 了。 The terms advanced by the other party are too harsh.
5		fǎ yuàn 法院 duì 对 yì jiā 一家 yì yì 异议 bào zhǐ 报纸 yīn wèi 因为 pēng jī 抨击 guó huì 国会 kē 苛 yǐ 以 zhòng fá 重罚。 And a court slapped a big fine on an opposition newspaper for slandering a parliamentarian.

1		tā 他 dài rén 待人 tài 太 kē 苛。 He treats people ungenerously.
2		tā 他 de 的 wén zhāng 文章 shòu dào 受到 le 了 kē píng 苛评。 His article was slapped around.
3		wǒ men 我们 bù néng 不能 duì 对 tā 他 yāo qiú 要求 guò 过 kē 苛。 We must not be too severe against him.
4		duì fāng 对方 tí chū 提出 de 的 tiáo jiàn 条件 tài 太 kē 苛 le 了。 The terms advanced by the other party are too harsh.
5		fǎ yuàn 法院 duì 对 yì jiā 一家 yì yì 异议 bào zhǐ 报纸 yīn wèi 因为 pēng jī 抨击 guó huì 国会 kē 苛 yǐ 以 zhòng fá 重罚。 And a court slapped a big fine on an opposition newspaper for slandering a parliamentarian.