| 刺 | 157A15 10S.00-2 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄘˋ [ci4] . [Dist.剌↓] | ||
| N. | (1) ([ci4er0]) Thorns. (2) Small fish bones. (3) A name card: 名刺 ditto; 投刺 send in a visiting card. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To stab (person, to death), hence to assassinate: 刺死; 刺殺 [ci4sha0]; 刺客 [ci4ke4]↓. (2) To prick, irritate: 刺耳，刺骨 [ci4er3], [ci4gu3]2↓. (3) To prod: 刺探，刺舉 [ci4tan4], [ci4jU3]↓. (4) To satirize: 譏刺，諷刺 ditto. (5) To embroider: 刺繡 [ci4xiu4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 刺刀 [ci4dao1], n., bayonet. 2. 刺耳 [ci4er3], adj., irritating to the ear. 3. 刺蛾 [ci4e2], n., (zoo.) Monema flavescens, a harmful insect (also called 刺蟲蛾，雀甕蛾). 4. 刺股 [ci4gu3]1, phr., (AC allu.) “prick one's thigh” to prevent oneself from falling into sleep--extreme diligence at studies. 5. 刺骨 [ci4gu3]2, phr., cut to the bones (hatred, biting wind). 6. 刺槐 [ci4huai2], n., (bot.) acacia, Robinia pseudacacia (also called 洋槐). 7. 刺激 [ci4ji1] ([ci4ji0]), n. & v.t., bitter experience, emotional upset; to stimulate, -tion: 受刺激 was upset; 刺激劑 a stimulant. 8. 刺戟 [ci4ji0], v.t., see [ci4ji1]↑. 9. 刺舉 [ci4jU3], v.t., formerly, to investigate (crime) and bring up for prosecution. 10. 刺客 [ci4ke4], ([ci4ke0]), n., an assassin. 11. 刺口 [ci4kou3], n., (MC) as in 刺口論事 make intrepid remark, open criticisms. 12. 刺兒頭 [ci4er0tou2], n., (sl.) a knave, “tough customer,” a person hard to deal with. 13. 刺撓 [ci4nao0], v.t., to prick, irritate (skin); (p.p.) irritated, itchy. 14. 刺配 [ci4pei4], v.t., brand and banish. 15. 刺殺 [ci4sha0], v.t., to assassinate (person). 16. 刺繡 [ci4xiu4], n., embroidery. 17. 刺史 [ci4shi3], n., formerly, district magistrate. 18. 刺探 [ci4tan4], v.t., to detect, pry (into case). 19. 刺刺 [ci4ci4], adj., garrulous: 刺刺不休 gabble on and on. 20. 刺桐 [ci4tong2], n., (bot.) the colanut, a tree of Sterculia family. 21. 刺字 [ci4zi4], v.t., to brand convict (on face or arm); to tattoo. 22. 刺蝟 [ci4wei4], n., the hedgehog, porcupine. 23. 刺癢 [ci4yang3], adj., itchy. | |||||