Character

刺 cì

stab; prick, irritate; prod

HSK 5 #1058

刺 cì	thorn sting thrust to prick to pierce to stab to assassinate to murder
刺 cī	(onom.) whoosh

刺激 cì jī HSK 5	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
讽刺 fěng cì HSK 5	to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
刺伤 cì shāng	to stab
刺杀 cì shā	to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
刺客 cì kè	assassin
刺刀 cì dāo	bayonet
冲刺 chōng cì	to sprint; to spurt; to dash; big effort
刺绣 cì xiù	to embroider; embroidery
刺耳 cì ěr	ear-piercing
遇刺 yù cì	to be attacked by an assassin
刺眼 cì yǎn	to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly
刺中 cì zhòng	to hit with a piercing blow
带刺 dài cì	thorny; (fig.) barbed; sarcastic
穿刺 chuān cì	medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap); body piercing; puncture
刺骨 cì gǔ	piercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold)
刺探 cì tàn	to pry into; to spy on; to probe into
粉刺 fěn cì	pimple; comedo; blackhead; acne
行刺 xíng cì	to assassinate; to commit a murder
刺猬 cì wei	hedgehog
刺鼻 cì bí	to assail the nostrils; acrid; pungent
肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì	a thorn in one's flesh
刺激性 cì jī xìng	thrilling; exciting; stimulating; irritating; provocative; pungent; spicy
鱼刺 yú cì	fishbone
毒刺 dú cì	venomous sting
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

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