stab; prick, irritate; prod

HSK 5 #1058

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

苋 cì xiàn prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
莧 cì xiàn prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
蝟 cì wei hedgehog
身 cì shēn sashimi
钢丝 cì gāng sī barbed wire
鋼絲 cì gāng sī barbed wire
青 cì qīng tattoo
míng cì visiting card; name card
多栽花少栽 duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks
寒风骨 hán fēng cì gǔ bone chilling wind (idiom)
寒風骨 hán fēng cì gǔ bone chilling wind (idiom)
duì cì bayonet practice in pairs
duì cì bayonet practice in pairs
dài cì thorny; (fig.) barbed; sarcastic
悬梁股 xuán liáng cì gǔ to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom); see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
懸樑股 xuán liáng cì gǔ to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom); see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
感 chuō cì gǎn pins and needles (in muscle); paresthesia
儿 zhǎo cì r to find fault
兒 zhǎo cì r to find fault
pīn cì bayonet charge
刀 pīn cì dāo bayonet charge
tiāo cì to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
挑毛剔 tiāo máo tī cì to find fault; to carp; nitpicking
挑毛剔儿 tiāo máo tī cì r erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
挑毛剔兒 tiāo máo tī cì r erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]