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exacting

HSK 7
Nature →Plants →Grasses
kē
カ
いじ.める、さいな.む、いらだ.つ、からい、こまかい
가
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 可 can =
苛 exacting
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
可 Phonetic component
kě can
may, can, -able
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苛 [kē]
severe; exacting
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
苛刻 [kē​kè] #7,937
harsh
苛求 [kē​qiú] #26,418
demanding
苛责 [kē​zé] #31,995
to criticize harshly
苛责 [kē​zé] #31,995
to criticize harshly
严苛 [yán​kē] #35,804
severe
严苛 [yán​kē] #35,804
severe
苛捐杂税 [kē​juān​zá​shuì] #47,316
exorbitant taxation (idiom)
苛捐杂税 [kē​juān​zá​shuì] #47,316
exorbitant taxation (idiom)
苛性钠 [kē​xìng​nà] #66,143
caustic soda
苛性钠 [kē​xìng​nà] #66,143
caustic soda
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JAPANESE WORDS (32)
苛立ち [いらだち] #5,472
irritation
苛立つ [いらだつ] #6,116
to be irritated
⭐ 過酷 [かこく] #6,870
severe
苛む [さいなむ] #9,716
to torment
苛烈 [かれつ] #12,133
severe
苛立たしい [いらだたしい] #15,120
irritating
⭐ 苛める [いじめる] #15,465
to ill-treat
⭐ 苛々 [いらいら] #19,460
to get irritated
苛つく [いらつく] #21,358
to get irritated
いじめっ子 [いじめっこ] #29,914
bully
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