刺 cì thorn

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 刺 is in band 4. HSK 6 explained

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中刺。

It means a thorn. You pick a rose, your finger gets pricked, and you point at the thorn and say it. Come and make a sentence with it.

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Stroke order

刺 is written in 8 strokes.

刺 — the Chinese character for thorn (cì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 刺 — thorn

Senses

thorn
sting
thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder

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Where 刺 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 4 Practise Topic: Nature Practise Topic: Everyday objects Practise

刺 is pronounced cì and means “thorn”.