时刻
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
时刻 (shíkè) · moment
时刻 (shíkè) means “moment; always; at all times”. It is written with 2 characters: 时 (time) + 刻 (quarter (of an hour)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 时刻 is built
The characters
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
这是我最高兴的时刻。Zhè shì wǒ zuì gāoxìng de shíkè.This is my happiest moment.
开车时要时刻注意安全。Kāi chē shí yào shíkè zhùyì ānquán.When driving, always pay attention to safety.
Questions about 时刻
What does 时刻 mean?
时刻 (shíkè) means “moment; always; at all times”.
How do you pronounce 时刻?
时刻 is pronounced shíkè.
Which HSK level is 时刻?
时刻 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
- 平时píngshíusually
- 随时suíshíat any time
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 时刻 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.