刻峭 kèqiào harsh and severe Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kèqiào harsh and severe 刻 kè adjective cruel (bound form) mean; stingy; harsh; oppressive峭 qiào stern severe; stern; harsh (of character or behavior)kèqiào sharp and forceful 刻 kè verb to carve to carve; to engrave; to cut into a surface峭 qiào forceful (of a literary style) sharp and vigorous; forceful and concisekèqiào rugged 刻 kè verb to carve to carve; to engrave; to cut into a surface峭 qiào adjectivenoun steep high and steep; precipitous; (bound form) used to describe rugged or vertical mountain faces