立刻
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
立刻 (lìkè) · immediately
立刻 (lìkè) means “immediately; at once; right away”. It is written with 2 characters: 立 (to stand) + 刻 (quarter (of an hour)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 立刻 is built
The characters
立 lì · to stand
What 立 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A man standing on the ground 一 (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
听到电话，他立刻站了起来。Tīng dào diànhuà, tā lìkè zhàn le qǐlai.Hearing the phone, he stood up at once.
请你立刻回家。Qǐng nǐ lìkè huí jiā.Please go home right away.
Questions about 立刻
What does 立刻 mean?
立刻 (lìkè) means “immediately; at once; right away”.
How do you pronounce 立刻?
立刻 is pronounced lìkè.
Which HSK level is 立刻?
立刻 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 建立jiànlìto set up
- 设立shèlìto set up
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 立即lìjíimmediately
- 创立chuànglìto found
- 对立duìlìto oppose
- 孤立gūlìisolated
- 立场lìchǎngposition
- 立方lìfāngcube
Learn 立刻 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.