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刺

cī

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 6

cī · ci3 (Jyutping)

  1. (onom.) whoosh

cì · ci3 (Jyutping)

  1. thorn
  2. sting
  3. thrust
  4. to prick
  5. to pierce
  6. to stab
  7. to assassinate
  8. to murder

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Character breakdown

刺

Meaning
stab; prick, irritate; prod
Radical
刂
Strokes
8
Components
⿰朿刂
Cangjie
DBLN
Four-corner
5290.0

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.

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