刺 (cì)
thorn/sting/to stab/to irritate
How 刺 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Traditional
- 刺
- Simplified
- 刺 (unchanged)
Components
- 木 tree
- 冂 upside down box
- 刂 knife
刺 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- cī
- whoosh (onomatopoeia)
- cì
- thorn; sting; thrust; to prick
Common words using 刺
- 刺激 cìjī
- to provoke; to irritate; to upset
- 毒刺 dúcì
- venomous sting
- 刺傷 cìshāng
- to stab
- 刺客 cìkè
- assassin; murderer
- 刺激性 cìjīxìng
- thrilling; exciting; stimulating
- 刺痛 cìtòng
- stab of pain; sting; fig. stimulus to action
- 刺眼 cìyǎn
- to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling
- 刺繡 cìxiù
- to embroider; embroidery
- 刺耳 cìěr
- ear-piercing
- 刺蝟 cìwèi
- hedgehog
- 刺身 cìshēn
- sashimi
- 刺青 cìqīng
- tattoo
刺 in a sentence
玫瑰花上有刺，拿的時候要小心。
Méiguīhuā shàng yǒu cì, ná de shíhòu yào xiǎoxīn.
“Roses have thorns; be careful when holding them.”
How common is 刺?
刺 is the 1,056th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 90% of all running text.
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