刺 (cī, cì) — Chinese Character

刺

cī, cì

(onom.) whoosh

Radical: 刂 HSK 4 v, n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

刺 decomposes into the following components:

朿刂

Semantic component: 刂; phonetic component: 朿.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 刺.

倒刺

dào cì

冲刺

chōng cì

击刺

jī cì

刺中

cì zhòng

刺伤

cì shāng

刺儿

cì r

刺刀

cì dāo

刺史

cì shǐ

刺头

cì tóu

刺字

cì zì

刺客

cì kè

刺戟

cì jǐ

Characters that share the radical 刂.

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