Vita:刺

Parts

• 刺 417 thorn
  • 木 195 tree (wood, wooden pole, pole)
  • ？ * belt
  • ⺉ * saber (sabre)
    • 刀 83 sword (dagger)
    • ⊖ * something taken away

KANJIDIC Entry

• 刺 3B49 U523a B18 G8 S8 F1031 N682 V480 H1275 DK855 L417 K954 O654 DO1139 MN1969 MP2.0259 E1314 IN881 DJ1319 DG192 P1-6-2 I2f6.2 Q5290.0 DR1543 Yci4 Wja Wcheog シ さ.す さ.さる さ.し さし とげ {thorn} {pierce} {stab} {prick} {sting} {calling card}

EDICT Entries

• 刺さる [ささる] / (v5r) to stick / to be stuck / (P) /
• 刺し [さし] / (n) sharpened tube for testing rice in bags / (P) /
• 刺し殺す [さしころす] / (v5s) to stab to death / (P) /
• 刺し身 [さしみ] / (n) sliced raw fish / (P) /
• 刺す [さす] / (v5s) to pierce / to stab / to prick / to thrust / to bite / to sting / to pin down / to stitch / to put (a runner) out / to pole (a boat) / to catch (with a line) / to stick / (P) /
• 刺激 [しげき] / (n,vs) stimulus / impetus / incentive / excitement / irritation / encouragement / motivation / (P) /
• 刺身 [さしみ] / (n) sliced raw fish / (P) /
• 突き刺す [つきさす] / (v5s) to stab / to pierce / to thrust / (P) /
• 風刺 [ふうし] / (n) satire / (P) /
• 名刺 [めいし] / (n) business card / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1058 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 刺 => 朿, 刂

Radical

• 刺 => 木 (tree) , 冂 (upside down box) , 刂 (knife)

Graphical

• 刺 => 一,丨,八,冂,亅,丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ci1 - whoosh (onomatopoeia)
2. ci4 - thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to stab/to assassinate/to murder

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci1): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci4): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 刺
• 刺激
• 毒刺

Medium Frequency

• 刺伤 (刺傷)
• 刺客
• 刺激性
• 刺痛
• 刺眼
• 刺绣 (刺繡)
• 刺耳
• 刺猬 (刺蝟)
• 刺身
• 刺青
• 刺骨
• 粉刺
• 冲刺 (衝刺)
• 讽刺 (諷刺)
• 马刺 (馬刺)

Appears In

• 刺 also appears in:
• 莿箣