1. 刺
  2. 殺

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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殺

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Previous (举)Next (攻)
  • 587th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
殺→
杀殳
2Radical
殺→
乂N/A十ten小small殳weapon/lance
3Graphical
殺→
乂一丨亅八丿㇠㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)to kill • to murder • to fight • to weaken or reduce • to smart (topolect) • to counteract • (used after a verb) extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 殺 shā (sha1)The component 杀 is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 殺 shā (sha1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 殺 shā (sha1)The component 殳 is pronounced as 'shū' (shu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

殺 also appears in:
蔱

Example Words

Common

杀人 (殺人)
杀戮 (殺戮)
杀手 (殺手)
杀死 (殺死)
秒杀 (秒殺)
自杀 (自殺)
谋杀 (謀殺)
谋杀案 (謀殺案)

Uncommon

他杀 (他殺)
借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
凶杀 (兇殺)
刺杀 (刺殺)
宰杀 (宰殺)
封杀 (封殺)
射杀 (射殺)
屠杀 (屠殺)
厮杀 (廝殺)
扼杀 (扼殺)
抹杀 (抹殺)
拼杀 (拼殺)
搏杀 (搏殺)
斩杀 (斬殺)
暗杀 (暗殺)
枪杀 (槍殺)
残杀 (殘殺)
杀人犯 (殺人犯)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
杀价 (殺價)
杀害 (殺害)
杀掉 (殺掉)
杀敌 (殺敵)
杀气 (殺氣)
杀生 (殺生)
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
杀青 (殺青)
猎杀 (獵殺)
虐杀 (虐殺)
误杀 (誤殺)
追杀 (追殺)

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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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