刺

cì

stab; prick, irritate; prod

How to write 刺, stroke by stroke

(onom.) whoosh; thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder

Pictophonetic: semantic 刂 (knife), phonetic 朿

Made of 朿 + 刂

刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
讽刺fěng cìto satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
刺杀cì shāto assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
刺客cì kèassassin
刺青cì qīngto tattoo; a tattoo
刺伤cì shāngto stab
刺穿cì chuānto skewer; to impale; to pierce through
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
刺痛cì tòngto tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply; tingle; prick; sting; stab of pain
刺刀cì dāobayonet
刺耳cì ěrear-piercing
遇刺yù cìto be attacked by an assassin

你今年做的最刺激的事是什么？
nǐ jīn nián zuò de zuì cì jī de shì shì shén me ？
What's the most exciting thing you've done this year?
她有刺青吗？
tā yǒu cì qīng ma ？
Does she have any tattoos?
我刚百米冲刺，还累得不行呢。
wǒ gāng bǎi mǐ chōng cì ， hái lèi dé bù xíng ne 。
I just did a 100-meter sprint and I'm so exhausted.
车胎被钉子刺穿了。
chē tāi bèi dīng zi cì chuān le 。
A nail penetrated the car tyre.
我被鱼骨刺到了喉咙。
wǒ bèi yú gǔ cì dào le hóu lóng 。
I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.