cì

刺

to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod

HSK 2.0 · 6 HSK 3.0 · 4

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刺激 cì jī to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant HSK 4

讽刺 fěng cì to satirize; to mock HSK 7–9

冲刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches HSK 7–9

刺绣 cì xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7–9

刺耳 cì ěr ear-piercing HSK 7–9

刺骨 cì gǔ piercing; cutting HSK 7–9

Pictophonetic: knife

Same radical 刂

dào 到 qián 前 bié 别 gāng 刚 kè 刻 liè 列 huà 划 shuā 刷

Same sound

cì 次 cí 词 cǐ 此 cí 瓷 cì 赐 cí 辞

Also HSK 4

ér 而 què 却 wú 无 cǐ 此 ya 呀 chù 处 céng 曾 zì 自