一刻 yīkè a short time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yīkè a short time 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone刻 kè noun moment a brief interval of time; a point in timeyīkè quarter hour 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone刻 kè verbnoun quarter of an hour a unit of time equal to 15 minutes