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Meaning of 刺

Pinyin cì、 cī

Radical

刂

Strokes

Definition

thorn / sting / prick / pierce / stab / thrust / assassinate / murder

Usage

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刺 [cì] 动词 1. 用有尖的东西插入。 (To insert with a sharp object.) 2. 暗杀。 (To assassinate.) 3. 侦探，打听。 (To spy or inquire.) 4. 用尖锐的话指出别人的坏处。 (To criticize or expose someone’s faults with sharp words.) 5. 尖锐像针的东西。 (A sharp object like a needle.) 刺 [cì] 名词 1. 泛指尖利如针之物。 (General term for sharp objects like thorns.) 2. 名帖。 (Name card.) 3. 兵器的锋刃。 (The edge of a weapon.) 4. 旁边。 (Side.) 5. 另见 cī。 (See cī.) 象声词 1. 象声词。 (Onomatopoeia.) 刺 [cī] 象词 1. 激烈的撞击或爆炸声。 (A loud, sharp sound from a fierce impact or explosion.) 2. 另见 cì。 (See cì.)

刺啦 cī lā

the sound of ripping

讽刺 fěng cì

to satirize / to mock / irony / satire / sarcasm

刺史 cì shǐ

provincial governor (old)

刺杀 cì shā

to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)

刺客 cì kè

assassin

针刺 zhēn cì

to prick with a needle / to treat by acupuncture

行刺 xíng cì

to assassinate / to commit a murder

刺绣 cì xiù

to embroider / embroidery

刺激性 cì jī xìng

thrilling / exciting / stimulating / irritating / provocative / pungent / spicy

刺耳 cì ěr

ear-piercing

穿刺 chuān cì

medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap) / body piercing / puncture

刺中 cì zhòng

to hit with a piercing blow

刺痛 cì tòng

stab of pain / sting / fig. stimulus to action / a prick

直刺 zhí cì

straight gear

刺猬 cì wei

hedgehog

讥刺 jī cì

to ridicule / to mock

遇刺 yù cì

to be attacked by an assassin

劈刺 pī cì

sabre or bayonet fighting

刺刀 cì dāo

bayonet

冲刺 chōng cì

to sprint / to spurt / to dash / big effort

刺桐 cì tóng

Indian coral tree / sunshine tree / tiger's claw / Erythrina variegata (botany)

棘刺 jí cì

calthrop

刺槐 cì huái

false acacia / Robinia pseudoacacia

刺激 cì jī

to provoke / to irritate / to upset / to stimulate / to excite / irritant

刺伤 cì shāng

to stab

刺痒 cì yáng

itchy

芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles

芒刺 máng cì

barb

讽刺性 fěng cì xìng

irony / satire

针刺麻醉 zhēn cì má zuì

acupuncture anesthesia

骆驼刺 luò tuó cì

alhagi / camel thorn

刺鼻 cì bí

to assail the nostrils / acrid / pungent