苛
kē
Pinyin

Definition

苛
 - 
kē
  1. severe
  2. exacting

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

严苛
yán kē
  1. 1 severe
  2. 2 harsh
苛刻
kē kè
  1. 1 harsh
  2. 2 severe
  3. 3 demanding
苛求
kē qiú
  1. 1 demanding
苛
kē
  1. 1 severe
  2. 2 exacting
苛政猛于虎
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
  1. 1 tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

Idioms (3)

苛捐杂税
kē juān zá shuì
  1. 1 exorbitant taxation (idiom)
苛政猛于虎
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
  1. 1 tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
  1. 1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)

Sample Sentences

丽美刚从国外回来，不要对她太严苛。换我，我祝大家鸿运滚滚来，四鸡都发财。
líměi gāng cóng guówài huílai ，bù yào duì tā tài yánkē 。huàn wǒ ，wǒ zhù dàjiā hóngyùn gǔngǔn lái ，sì jī dōu fācái 。
Limei has just come back from overseas, let's not be too hard on her. Now it's my turn. I hope that everyone is overwhelmed with good fortune, and that all four roosters make their fortunes.
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