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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ci4
- English meanings
- stab, prick, assassinate, irritate, stimulate, criticize
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 朿; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
刂 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
朿 is identified as the sound component (cì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 刺.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
now
kind; loving
next
this
china
magnetism; magnetic
word; term; ci poetry
Ci
favor
to resign
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 冲刺
- 刺激
- 刺绣
- 刺耳
- 刺骨
- 讽刺