刺cì
a thorn. 8 strokes, radical 刂, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 刺
Strokes 1–6 write 朿, then strokes 7–8 write 刂.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 刺 · the stroke-order rules
What 刺 is made of
朿 (cì, thorn) and 刂 (dāo, knife).
刂 carries the meaning — knife — and 朿 carries the sound.
Words that use 刺
| 刺 | a thorn 植物茎上尖尖的、会扎人的小凸起 花坛里带刺的玫瑰迎风绽放。The rose in the flowerbed has a thorn but blooms beautifully in the wind. Lesson 265, 产业开拓与履职笃行 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life |
| 刺激 | to excite, to stimulate 让人情绪一下子变得很兴奋 精彩节目深深刺激着观众。The dazzling show worked to excite the audience. Lesson 260, 盛会嘉宾与心神奋勉 · 匠心营造与自然物候 · Artisanal Craftsmanship & Natural Rhythms |
Characters that share the sound part 朿
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 刂
All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 刂 radical page.