苛刻

Traditional form:

苛刻

Pinyin (reading):

kēkè

Definitions:

• harsh; severe; demanding

Characters:

• 苛 - severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting
• 刻 - to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment

Traditional characters:

• 苛 - severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting
• 刻 - to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment