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茨

cí

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  1. Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)
  2. to thatch (a roof)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

茨

Meaning
thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Components
⿱艹次
Cangjie
TIMO
Four-corner
4418.2

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