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苛
kē
1. severe
2. exacting
Common • Top 13% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苛
kē
severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting
8 丶

Compound Words (11)

苛责
kēzé
to criticize harshly
蠲苛
juānkē
to remove an oppressive law, tax etc
苛性
kēxìng
caustic (chemistry)
严苛
yánkē
severe
苛求
kēqiú
demanding
苛刻
kēkè
harsh
苛性钠
kēxìngnà
caustic soda
苛性钾
kēxìngjiǎ
caustic potash
蠲除苛政
juānchúkēzhèng
to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
苛捐杂税
kējuānzáshuì
exorbitant taxation (idiom)
苛政猛于虎
kēzhèngměngyúhǔ
tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,094
Word Frequency Rank
11,025 of 84,292

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