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刺

cì

stab; prick, irritate; prod

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Strokes
8
Radical
刀
HSK
4
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 她有刺青吗?

    Tā yǒu cì qīng ma

    Does she have any tattoos?

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  • 我喜欢吃刺身。

    Wǒ xǐ huan chī cì shēn

    I like sashimi.

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  • 你今年做的最刺激的事是什么?

    Nǐ jīn nián zuò de zuì cì jī de shì shì shén me

    What's the most exciting thing you've done this year?

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  • 他感到寒气刺骨。

    Tā gǎn dào hán qì cì gǔ

    He was chilled to the bone.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 刺

  • 刺激cì jī 4–1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
  • 刺cì 4thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
  • 讽刺fěng cì 3–4 to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
  • 冲刺chōng cì 1–4 (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches
  • 刺绣cì xiù 4–4 to embroider; embroidery
  • 刺耳cì ěr 4–3 ear-piercing
  • 刺骨cì gǔ 4–3 piercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold)
  • 刺cī 1(onom.) whoosh