苛
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severe; exacting
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,291 U+82DB
How 苛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “grass”) + 可 (phonetic, kě)
How to remember it
exacting · Heisig RSH #1582
flower + 可 can
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 可
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 可 (kě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可 sound component | kě | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 阿 | ā | an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations |
| 河 | hé | river, stream; the Yellow river |
| 柯 | kē | axe-handle, bough, stalk; surname |
| 呵 | hē | to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated) |
| 诃 | hē | to scold loudly, to curse, to abuse |
| 坷 | kē | uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil |
| 轲 | kě | axle |
| 蚵 | é | oyster |
| 岢 | kě | the name of a mountain |
| 疴 | kē | sickness, illness; pain |
| 哿 | gě | excellent, capable; happy; to commend |
| 舸 | gě | barge, large boat |
| 钶 | kē | columbium |
Words containing 苛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苛性 | kē xìng | caustic (chemistry) |
| 苛捐杂税 | kē juān zá shuì | exorbitant taxation (idiom) |
| 苛性钠 | kē xìng nà | sodium hydroxide NaOH; caustic soda |
| 苛求 | kē qiú | demanding |
| 苛性钾 | kē xìng jiǎ | caustic potash; potassium hydroxide KOH |
| 苛刻 | kē kè | harsh; severe; demanding |
| 严苛 | yán kē | severe; harsh |
| 苛责 | kē zé | to criticize harshly; to excoriate |
| 苛捐 | kē juān | exorbitant levies |