Definitions

1. 1. ingrained
2. 2. entrenched
3. 3. deep-rooted

Components

• 刻 kè – quarter (hour)
• 骨 gǔ – bone

Related Words

• 刻骨相思 kè gǔ xiāng sī – deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
• 铭心刻骨 míng xīn kè gǔ – engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
• 刻骨铭心 kè gǔ míng xīn – lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)