1. 刺

刺

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  1. 刺 is the 1056th most frequent character.
  2. 刺 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 刺 appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. 刺 appears as a component in 2 characters.

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'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci4): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

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
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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