1. 刺
  2. 青

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.

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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青

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Previous (落)Next (随)
  • 497th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 31 characters

Decomposition

1Once
青→
龶月
2Radical
青→
青green/blue
3Graphical
青→
龶冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīng (qing1)nature's color • green or blue • greenish black • youth • young (of people) • abbr. for Qinghai province 青海

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 青 qīng (qing1)The component 青 is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

青 also appears in:
情清请精青静睛猜晴靖倩菁蜻氰靓靛婧請锖鲭腈靜箐蒨鼱錆鶄碃圊篟鯖

Example Words

Common

青年 
青春 
青春期 

Uncommon

刺青 
刘青云 (劉青雲)
小青年 
年青 
愤青 (憤青)
杀青 (殺青)
青天 
青少年 
青山 
青岛 (青島)
青岛市 (青島市)
青春痘 
青椒 
青海 
青睐 (青睞)
青色 
青菜 
青葱 (青蔥)
青藏 
青蛙 
青豆 
青铜 (青銅)
青龙 (青龍)

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