刻 = 亥 + 刂

刻 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “carve”. It is built from 亥 (twelfth earthly branch) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: carve
Pinyin (Mandarin): kè
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: carve, engrave, гравюра, резьба, engrave
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 刻 engrave

Decomposition

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亥 twelfth earthly branch
刂 knife

How to find 刻 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “twelfth earthly branch” + “knife”. 刻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刻 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.