Memory phrase for the Kanji: 刺


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Meaning

thorn, sting, to pierce, to stab

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: thorn (Originally a tree with a pointed triangle symbolizing a thorn.), right: knife

Mnemonic

Use a thorn or a knife for piercing.

Radicals

thorns
cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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Vocabulary

 刺激  cì jī  to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
 讽刺  fěng cì  to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
 刺绣  cì xiù  to embroider; embroidery
 踢马刺  tī mǎ cì  horse spur
 刺槐  cì huái  false acacia; Robinia pseudoacacia
 刺槐  cì huái  
 狙刺  jū cì  to stab from hiding
 狙刺  jū cì  

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