现在三点一刻。
It is a quarter past three now.
刻
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
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刻
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刻
- 立刻lìkèimmediatelyB5
- 深刻shēnkèprofoundB5
- 时刻shíkètimeB5
- 此刻cǐkèthis momentB6
- 片刻piànkèshort period of timeB6
- 雕刻diāokèto carveB7
- 苛刻kēkèharshB7
See it in sentences
火车九点一刻开。
The train leaves at a quarter past nine.