ke1
severe; exacting

strokes 8
radical
strokes after radical 5
蠲除苛政 蠲除苛政 juan1 chu2 ke1 zheng4
to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)

蠲苛 蠲苛 juan1 ke1
to remove an oppressive law, tax etc

苛捐杂税 苛捐雜稅 ke1 juan1 za2 shui4
exorbitant taxation (idiom)

苛刻 苛刻 ke1 ke4
harsh; severe; demanding

苛求 苛求 ke1 qiu2
demanding

苛性 苛性 ke1 xing4
caustic (chemistry)

苛性钾 苛性鉀 ke1 xing4 jia3
caustic potash; potassium hydroxide KOH

苛性钠 苛性鈉 ke1 xing4 na4
caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH

苛责 苛責 ke1 ze2
to criticize harshly; to excoriate

苛政猛于虎 苛政猛於虎 ke1 zheng4 meng3 yu2 hu3
tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

严苛 嚴苛 yan2 ke1
severe; harsh