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刺
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thorn

HSK 4 N2
Human →Actions
cì
シ
さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ
자, 척
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 朿 represents the sound.
Components
朿 stab+ 刂 knife (side) =
刺 thorn
朿 Phonetic component
cì stab
Pictograph of a thorned weapon or plant.
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刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Notes
Similar Characters
棘 thorn bushes策 strategy脊 backbone責 responsibility (trad/jp)责 One'S Responsibility (simp)棗 jujube (trad)刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)创 establish (simp)删 delete (simp)判 judge刨 plane刪 delete (trad)刭 throat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
刺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
刺 [cī]
(onom.) whoosh
刺 [cì]
thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
Japanese
刺 、 棘 とげ 、 トゲ 同音

noun

  1. thorn; spine; prickle
  2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
  3. biting words
刺 し 同音
noun calling card
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。
Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
この指に刺がささって取れません。
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
彼の言葉にはとげがあった。
There was a bite in his remark.
CHINESE WORDS (144)
刺激 [cì​jī] #1,963
to provoke
讽刺 [fěng​cì] #3,052
to satirize
讽刺 [fěng​cì] #3,052
to satirize
刺杀 [cì​shā] #6,650
to assassinate
刺杀 [cì​shā] #6,650
to assassinate
刺客 [cì​kè] #8,805
assassin
刺伤 [cì​shāng] #6,519
to stab
刺伤 [cì​shāng] #6,519
to stab
穿刺 [chuān​cì] #19,846
medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)
冲刺 [chōng​cì] #14,002
to sprint
134 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (155)
⭐ 刺激 [しげき] #1,868
stimulus
⭐ 刺す [さす] #2,077
to pierce
突き刺さる [つきささる] #3,942
to stick (into)
⭐ 刺さる [ささる] #4,419
to stick into (of something with a sharp point)
⭐ 突き刺す [つきさす] #5,269
to stab
⭐ 豆 [まめ] #6,162
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses)
⭐ 刺繍 [ししゅう] #9,135
embroidery
⭐ 刺 [とげ] #9,207
thorn
⭐ 名刺 [めいし] #9,428
business card
釘を刺す [くぎをさす] #10,107
to give a warning
145 more items
KOREAN WORDS (6)
자극 #17,809
stimulus; stimulation; impulse
자객
assassin
자극성
being irritating; being irritable; being pungent; being spicy
자극적
being provocative
자상
stab wound; puncture wound
풍자
satire; innuendo