• 1056th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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 (ci1)The component is pronounced as '' (ci4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ci4)The component is pronounced as '' (ci4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

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)

RareShow 75

#Back to top
  • 164th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 256 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂎丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēn (shen1)body • life • oneself • personally • one's morality and conduct • the main part of a structure or body • pregnant • classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset • Kangxi radical 158

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shēn (shen1)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

单身 (單身)
起身 
身份 
身价 (身價)
身边 (身邊)
身体 (身體)

Uncommon

上身 
下身 
人身 
修身 
健身 
健身房 
全身 
出身 
化身 
奋不顾身 (奮不顧身)
感同身受 
替身 
本身 
浑身 (渾身)
满身 (滿身)
现身 (現身)
瘦身 
纹身 (紋身)
终身 (終身)
置身 
翻身 
自身 
亲身 (親身)
身上 
身不由己 
身亡 
身份证 (身份證)
身子 
身影 
身后 (身後)
身心 
身材 
身为 (身為)
身处 (身處)
身躯 (身軀)
身高 
转身 (轉身)
随身 (隨身)
隐身 (隱身)

RareShow 211

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.