Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 4 words

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

  1. thorn
  2. to stab
  3. to pierce

Other readings: cī — (onom.) whoosh

Stroke order

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.

Characters

刺
cì
thorn; sting
Words with 刺