刺

cī, cì

thorn; splinter; sting; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to puncture; to irritate; to assassinate; (fig.) to satirize; (cī) (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.

Words containing 刺

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 刺.

倒刺
dào cì
barb
冲刺
chōng cì
to sprint
击刺
jī cì
to stab
刺中
cì zhòng
to hit with a piercing blow
刺伤
cì shāng
to stab
刺儿
cì r
a thorn
刺刀
cì dāo
bayonet
刺史
cì shǐ
provincial governor (old)
刺头
cì tóu
刺字
cì zì
to tattoo
刺客
cì kè
assassin
刺戟
cì jǐ
variant of 刺激[ci4 ji1], to irritate

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical 刂.

刂 刈 刊 刎 刑 划 刖 列 刘 则 刚 创 删 判 別 刨 利 刪 别 刭 刮 到 刳 制

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