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  • 1

    v.criticize; mock; ridicule

    • fěng cì

      satire

    • jī cì

      ridicule

  • 2

    v.fmlstimulate; irritate the senses

    • cì ěr

      ear-piercing

    • yáng guāng zhí cì wǒ de yǎn jing

      阳光眼睛

      The sunlight is irritating my eyes.

    • cì bí

      irritating the nose

  • 3

    v.prick; stab; pierce; thrust

    • méi gui cì shǒu

      玫瑰

      Roses are prickly to the touch.

    • wǒ bèi zhēn cì le yī xià

      I get pricked by a needle.

    • tā bèi jiǎn dāo cì le yī xià

      剪刀一下

      He was stabbed with a pair of scissors.

  • 4

    n.thorn; splinter; prickle; spine

    • shǒu zhǐ shang zhā le cì

      手指

      There's a thorn stuck in the finger.

    • duō cì de guàn mù

      灌木

      prickly bush

    • tā shuō huà zǒng dài cì

      说话

      There's always a sting in his words.

  • 5

    v.assassinate

    • yù cì

      be assassinated

  • 6

    n.sharp, small raised spot on the skin or surface of something

    • fěn cì

      acne

  • 7

    v.detect; pry (about/into); scout

    • cì tàn

      spy

  • 8

    n.fmlvisiting card

    • míng cì

      name card

Words and phrases with 刺

  • 刺激作用
    [word]excitation
  • 刺眼
    [word]too bright to see clearly; irritating/offending/unpleasant/harsh to the eye
  • 刺鼻
    [word]pungent
  • 刺柏
    [word]Chinese juniper
  • 刺青
    [word]tattoo
  • 刺痒
    [word]itchy
  • 刺耳
    [word]grating on the ear; irritating/unpleasant/harsh to the ear
  • 刺击
    [word]thrust
  • 刺字
    [word]brand a prisoner by tattooing or other means; tattoo
  • 刺股读书
    [idiom]study hard in defiance of hardships
  • 刺刺不休
    [idiom]talk incessantly

Word usage

  • "刺" is often matched with measure word "根".
    • one thorn

Similar-form characters to 刺

Chinese Characters with pinyin

  • order; rest stop
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  • used as a component of 伺候