Memory phrase for the character: 刺

刺

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Meaning thorn, sting, to pierce, to stab

Pronunciation

cì

Explanation

Left: thorn 朿 (Originally a tree 木 with a pointed triangle symbolizing a thorn.), right: knife刂

Mnemonic
 
Use a thorn or a knife for piercing.

Radicals

朿 thorns
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

刺激 cì jī  to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
讽刺 fěng cì  to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
刺绣 cì xiù  to embroider; embroidery
踢马刺 tī mǎ cì  horse spur
刺槐 cì huái  false acacia; Robinia pseudoacacia
刺槐 cì huái  
狙刺 jū cì  to stab from hiding
狙刺 jū cì  

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