Chinese symbol for “stab”
刺伤
cì shāng
Traditional: 刺傷
to stab
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stab is 刺伤 (cì shāng), defined as: to stab.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stab”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting |
| 刺戳 | cì chuō | to stab; to pierce |
| 剧痛 (劇痛) | jù tòng | acute pain; sharp pain |
| 击刺 (擊刺) | jī cì | to stab; to hack |
| 朿 | cì | stab |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刺伤.
| 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) |
| 伤害 (傷害) | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stab”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.