刺 (cì) — (noun) thorn; spine; prickle; (verb) to prick; to stab; to pierce; (verb) to assassinate; to murder
Definition
Covers two meanings: a thorn or spine on a plant/fish, and the act of piercing or stabbing (more forceful than 挑 or 戳; 刺杀 means to assassinate).
noun
thornspineprickle
verb
to prickto stabto pierceto assassinateto murder
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 刺。Zhè zhǒng yú de bèi shàng yǒu hěn duō cì.This kind of fish has many spines on its back.
- 刺。Tā bù xiǎo xīn cì dào le shǒu zhǐ.He accidentally pricked his finger.
- 刺。Nà bù diàn yǐng lǐ yǒu rén bèi cì sǐ le.In that movie, someone was stabbed to death.
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