1. 刺
  2. 客

刺

Previous (亿)Next (拥)
  • 1056th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刺→
朿刂
2Radical
刺→
木tree冂upside down box刂knife
3Graphical
刺→
一丨八冂亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cī (ci1)whoosh (onomatopoeia)
2. cì (ci4)thorn • sting • thrust • to prick • to pierce • to stab • to assassinate • to murder

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 刺 cī (ci1)The component 朿 is pronounced as 'cì' (ci4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 刺 cì (ci4)The component 朿 is pronounced as 'cì' (ci4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

刺 also appears in:
莿箣

Example Words

Common

刺激 
毒刺 

Uncommon

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 
带刺 (帶刺)
粉刺 
冲刺 (衝刺)
讽刺 (諷刺)
马刺 (馬刺)

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客

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Previous (境)Next (纪)
  • 583rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 165 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
客→
宀各
2Radical
客→
宀roof夂go口mouth
3Graphical
客→
冖丶㇇㇏㇒口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kè (ke4)customer • visitor • guest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 客 kè (ke4)The component 各 is pronounced as 'gè' (ge4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 客 kè (ke4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

客 also appears in:
额喀髂額碦

Example Words

Common

客户 (客戶)
客户端 (客戶端)
微博客 

Uncommon

乘客 
侠客 (俠客)
做客 
剑客 (劍客)
博客 
客人 
客场 (客場)
客厅 (客廳)
客服 
客栈 (客棧)
客气 (客氣)
客观 (客觀)
客车 (客車)
客运 (客運)
常客 
必胜客 (必勝客)
旅客 
请客 (請客)
游客 (遊客)
过客 (過客)
顾客 (顧客)
黑客 

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