thorn, sting, or stab
Animated Stroke Order 刺
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HSK Vocabulary: 刺
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刺 is used in context
1
tā她
shàn擅
cháng长
zhì制
zuò作
jīng精
měi美
de的
cì刺
xiù绣
zuò作
pǐn品
。
She is good at making exquisite embroidery works
2
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yì一
zhī只
xiǎo小
cì刺
wei猬
。
A small hedgehog was found in the garden
3
zhè这
zhǒng种
yǐn饮
liào料
duì对
wèi味
lěi蕾
yǒu有
qiáng强
liè烈
cì刺
jī激
。
This drink strongly stimulates the taste buds
4
zhè这
ge个
yóu游
xì戏
hěn很
cì刺
jī激
。
This game is very exciting.
5
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
kě可
yǐ以
cì刺
jī激
dà大
nǎo脑
，
ràng让
rén人
gèng更
qīng清
xǐng醒
。
Drinking coffee can stimulate the brain and make people more alert.
6
jīng经
jì济
zhèng政
cè策
de的
tiáo调
zhěng整
duì对
shì市
chǎng场
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
hěn很
dà大
de的
cì刺
jī激
zuò作
yòng用
。
The adjustment of economic policies has had a significant stimulating effect on the market.
7
tā他
fěng讽
cì刺
wǒ我
pǎo跑
dé得
màn慢
。
He sarcastically said I run slowly.
8
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
fěng讽
cì刺
le了
shè社
huì会
shàng上
de的
bù不
gōng公
píng平
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
This movie satirizes social injustices.
9
tā她
yòng用
fěng讽
cì刺
de的
yǔ语
qì气
shuō说
：
“
nǐ你
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
dà大
máng忙
rén人
a啊
。
”
She said in a sarcastic tone, "You're really a busy person."
10
tā他
pǎo跑
dé得
hěn很
kuài快
，
zhèng正
zài在
chōng冲
cì刺
。
He is running very fast and sprinting.
Information
Traditional刺
Radical—
Strokes8
Structure—
Frequency#1136
Zhuyinㄘˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+523A
CangjieDBLN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality