thorny bush or bramble
Animated Stroke Order 棘
Stroke Order Diagrams 棘
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HSK Vocabulary: 棘
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 棘 is used in context
1
xiǎo小
lù路
shang上
cháng长
mǎn满
le了
jīng荆
jí棘
，
hěn很
nán难
xíng行
zǒu走
。
The path is overgrown with thorns, making it hard to walk
2
zhè这
ge个
jī机
xiè械
zhuāng装
zhì置
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
jí棘
lún轮
jié结
gòu构
。
This mechanical device uses a ratchet mechanism
3
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
hěn很
jí棘
shǒu手
，
xū需
yào要
zǐ仔
xì细
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
This problem is thorny and requires careful handling
4
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
hěn很
jí棘
shǒu手
。
This problem is very tricky.
5
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
ge个
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
rèn任
wù务
xū需
yào要
nài耐
xīn心
。
Handling this thorny task requires patience.
6
miàn面
duì对
rú如
cǐ此
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
jú局
miàn面
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jǐn谨
shèn慎
xíng行
shì事
。
Facing such a difficult situation, we must act cautiously.
7
lù路
shàng上
yǒu有
jīng荆
jí棘
。
There are thorns on the road.
8
tā他
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
dì地
chuān穿
guò过
jīng荆
jí棘
，
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
bǎo宝
zàng藏
。
He bravely passed through the thorns and found the treasure.
9
rén人
shēng生
lù路
shàng上
chōng充
mǎn满
jīng荆
jí棘
，
dàn但
wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiān坚
chí持
qián前
xíng行
。
The path of life is full of thorns, but we must keep moving forward.
Information
Traditional棘
Radical木
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2424
Zhuyinㄐㄧˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+68D8
CangjieDBDB
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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.
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