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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)

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

Metadata

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

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