| 棘 | 158B50 10S.01-1 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄐㄧˊ [ji2] | ||
| N. | The jujube tree, thorny brambles. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Urgent: 孔棘 (＝孔急) (LL) requiring prompt action or attention. (2) (LL) sterile (land): 棘者欲肥 apply manure to make barren land fertile. | |||||
| Words | 1. 棘楚 [ji2chu3], n., (LL) thorns, brambles. 2. 棘針 [ji2zhen1], n., thorny branches; thorns 3. 棘林 [ji2lin2], n., (AC) a law court, so called because it was usu. held under trees. 4. 棘人 [ji2ren2], n., (LL) a person recently bereaved of his father or mother. 5. 棘心 [ji2xin1], n., (AC allu.) a son's heart. 6. 棘手 [ji2shou3], adj., difficult, thorny (affair). 7. 棘闈 [ji2wei2], n., formerly, an examination hall. | |||||