刺 ci³ {cì}

(adjective) 1. Stimulated; 2. Irritated; (noun) Splinter

刺 ci³ {cì}

1. thorn
2. sting
3. thrust
4. to prick
5. to pierce
6. to stab
7. to assassinate
8. to murder

刺 ci³ {cī}

(onom.) whoosh

刺癢〔-痒〕 ci³ joeng⁵ {cì yang}

Itchy

刺胞 ci³ baau¹ {cì bāo}

1. cnidocyte
2. nettle cell of medusa

刺青 ci³ cing¹ {cì qīng}

tattoo

刺戳 ci³ coek³ {cì chuō}

1. to puncture
2. to pierce

刺穿 ci³ cyun¹ {cì chuān}

1. to skewer
2. to impale
3. to pierce through

刺刀 ci³ dou¹ {cì dāo}

bayonet

刺激 ci³ gik¹ {cì jī}

1. to provoke
2. to irritate
3. to upset
4. to stimulate
5. to excite
6. irritant

刺骨 ci³ gwat¹ {cì gǔ}

1. piercing
2. cutting
3. bone-chilling
4. penetrating (cold)

刺客 ci³ haak³ {cì kè}

1. assassin
2. murderer

刺兒〔-儿〕 ci³ ji⁴ {cì r}

1. a thorn
2. fig. to ridicule sb
3. fig. sth wrong

刺耳 ci³ ji⁵ {cì ěr}

ear-piercing

刺莧〔-苋〕 ci³ jin⁶ {cì xiàn}

prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)

刺目 ci³ muk⁶ {cì mù}

1. gaudy
2. glaring
3. unpleasant to the eyes

刺眼 ci³ ngaan⁵ {cì yǎn}

1. to dazzle
2. to offend the eyes
3. dazzling
4. harsh (light)
5. crude (colors)
6. unsightly

刺柏 ci³ paak³ {cì bǎi}

Chinese juniper

刺破 ci³ po³ {cì pò}

1. to puncture
2. to pierce

刺殺〔-杀〕 ci³ saat³ {cì shā}

1. to assassinate
2. (military) to fight with a bayonet
3. (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)

刺身 ci³ san¹ {cì shēn}

sashimi

刺繡〔-绣〕 ci³ sau³ {cì xiù}

1. to embroider
2. embroidery

刺死 ci³ sei² {cì sǐ}

to stab to death

刺史 ci³ si² {cì shǐ}

provincial governor (old)

刺傷〔-伤〕 ci³ soeng¹ {cì shāng}

to stab

刺探 ci³ taam³ {cì tàn}

1. to pry into
2. to spy on
3. to probe into

刺痛 ci³ tung³ {cì tòng}

1. stab of pain
2. sting
3. fig. stimulus to action
4. a prick

刺桐 ci³ tung⁴ {cì tóng}

1. Indian coral tree
2. sunshine tree
3. tiger's claw
4. Erythrina variegata (botany)

刺槐 ci³ waai⁴ {cì huái}

1. false acacia
2. Robinia pseudoacacia

刺蝟〔-猬〕 ci³ wai⁶ {cì wei}

hedgehog

刺字 ci³ zi⁶ {cì zì}

to tattoo

刺中 ci³ zung³ {cì zhòng}

to hit with a piercing blow

刺激物 ci³ gik¹ mat⁶ {cì jī wù}

stimulus

刺激性 ci³ gik¹ sing³ {cì jī xìng}

1. thrilling
2. exciting
3. stimulating
4. irritating
5. provocative
6. pungent
7. spicy

刺激素 ci³ gik¹ sou³ {cì jī sù}

growth hormone

刺激劑〔--剂〕 ci³ gik¹ zai¹ {cì jī jì}

irritant agent

刺鋼絲〔-钢丝〕 ci³ gong³ si¹ {cì gāng sī}

barbed wire

刺兒李〔-儿-〕 ci³ ji⁴ lei⁵ {cì r lǐ}

gooseberry

刺兒頭〔-儿头〕 ci³ ji⁴ tau⁴ {cì r tóu}

1. an awkward person
2. a difficult person to deal with

刺兒話〔-儿话〕 ci³ ji⁴ waa⁶ {cì r huà}

1. biting words
2. stinging words

刺芹菇 ci³ kan⁴ gu¹ {cì qín gū}

king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)

刺五加 ci³ ng⁵ gaa¹ {cì wǔ jiā}

manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM

刺繡品〔-绣-〕 ci³ sau³ ban² {cì xiù pǐn}

embroidery

刺絲胞〔-丝-〕 ci³ si¹ baau¹ {cì sī bāo}

1. cnidocyte
2. nettle cell of medusa or anemone

刺絲囊〔-丝-〕 ci³ si¹ nong⁴ {cì sī náng}

1. nematocyst
2. capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone

刺胞動物〔--动-〕 ci³ baau¹ dung⁶ mat⁶ {cì bāo dòng wù}

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

刺刺不休 ci³ ci³ bat¹ jau¹ {cì cì bù xiū}

1. to talk incessantly
2. to chatter on and on

刺絲胞動物〔-丝-动-〕 ci³ si¹ baau¹ dung⁶ mat⁶ {cì sī bāo dòng wù}

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)