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Meaning of 刺

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Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (knife) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ ] thorn, sting, prickle; to stab; to assassinate
    • [ dāo ] knife
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
    Chinese Definition:
    ①用有尖的东西插入:刺绣。刺伤。刺杀。
    ②暗杀:刺客。被刺。行刺。
    ③侦探,打听:刺探。
    ④用尖锐的话指出别人的坏处:讽刺。讥刺。
    ⑤尖锐像针的东西:芒刺。鱼刺。刺丛。

    Example Words:
    刺激 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
    讽刺 fěng to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
    刺刀 dāo bayonet
    冲刺 chōng to sprint; to spurt; to dash; big effort
    刺耳 ěr ear-piercing
    More: 刺* | *刺 | *刺*
  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: (onom.) whoosh
    Chinese Definition:
    ①象声词:刺地滑了一跤。
    Example Words:
    拨刺 splash (of a fish)
    More: 刺* | *刺 | *刺*
Example Sentences
1
Then I said I must go first, and tell of her arrival; imploring her to say, she should be happy with young Heathcliff.
2
I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn.
3
No, that man is not my son,' answered Heathcliff, pushing me aside.
4
There's always a sting in his words.
5
Swish!He slipped and fell.