# 刺 (cì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 刺 (cì) means “thorn; to stab; to pierce”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thorn; to stab; to pierce
- Pinyin: cì (ci4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: cī — (onom.) whoosh

## Examples

- 小心花上的刺，别伤到手。
  Xiǎoxīn huā shàng de cì, bié shāngdào shǒu.
  Watch out for the thorns on the flowers, don't hurt your hand.

https://hanziro.com/word/ci-thorn/

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