刺 — Chinese character
刺
cì
to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
- Pinyin
- cì
- Radical
- 18 ⼑ (Knife)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 朿 刂
- Formation
- pictophonetic — knife; meaning component 刂; sound component 朿
- Japanese
- 刺 as a kanji
Common words with 刺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 讽刺 (諷刺) | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock |
| 刺杀 (刺殺) | cì shā | to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet |
| 刺客 | cì kè | assassin |
| 遇刺 | yù cì | to be attacked by an assassin |
| 刺史 | cì shǐ | provincial governor (old) |
| 刺伤 (刺傷) | cì shāng | to stab |
| 冲刺 (衝刺) | chōng cì | (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches |
| 马刺 (馬刺) | mǎ cì | spur (on riding boots) |
| 刺刀 | cì dāo | bayonet |
| 刺绣 (刺繡) | cì xiù | to embroider; embroidery |
| 刺激性 | cì jī xìng | thrilling; exciting |
English words written with 刺
刺 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 5
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 7B.37
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
- Zhuangzi The Old Fisherman
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