刻痕

kèhén

noun #36,117

Measure Word

一道刻痕 dào

Meanings

1 notch
2 scored mark
3 incised groove

Characters

to carve, engrave

mark, trace, scar

Examples

树干上有几道刻痕。

Shùgàn shang yǒu jǐ dào kèhén.

There are a few notches on the tree trunk.

犯人在墙上留下刻痕记日子。

Fànrén zài qiáng shang liúxià kèhén jì rìzi.

The prisoner left notches on the wall to count the days.

Tips

memory

刻 'to carve' + 痕 'mark/scar' — a 'carved mark'. The classic prisoner-counting-days scene is the textbook image: tally lines scratched into stone.

Stroke Order

刻 kè

痕 hén