刻不容缓 (kèbùrónghuǎn) · extremely urgent
刻不容缓 (kèbùrónghuǎn) means “extremely urgent; to brook no delay”. It is written with 4 characters: 刻 (quarter (of an hour)) + 不 (not) + 容 (appearance) + 缓 (slow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 刻不容缓 is built
The characters
刻 kè · quarter (of an hour)
What 刻 is made of
- 亥hài — 12th terrestrial branch
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 亥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
容 róng · appearance
What 容 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 谷gǔ — valley
- 八bā — eight
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: roof (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
缓 huǎn · slow
What 缓 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 爰yuán — to lead on to
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 爰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 刻不容缓
What does 刻不容缓 mean?
刻不容缓 (kèbùrónghuǎn) means “extremely urgent; to brook no delay”.
How do you pronounce 刻不容缓?
刻不容缓 is pronounced kèbùrónghuǎn.
Which HSK level is 刻不容缓?
刻不容缓 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 立刻lìkèimmediately
- 深刻shēnkèdeep
- 时刻shíkèmoment
- 刻苦kèkǔhardworking
- 雕刻diāokèto carve
- 片刻piànkèa moment
- 刻kèquarter (of an hour)
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 107: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.