Usage of the character 刺

thorn
sting
thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder

cī

刺

[刺]

(onom.) whoosh

dúcì

毒刺

[毒刺]

venomous sting

fěngcì

讽刺

[諷刺]

to satirize
to mock
irony
satire
sarcasm

gǔcì

骨刺

[骨刺]

spur
bony outgrowth

cìpò

刺破

[刺破]

to puncture
to pierce

cìgǔ

刺骨

[刺骨]

piercing
cutting
bone-chilling
penetrating (cold)

yùcì

遇刺

[遇刺]

to be attacked by an assassin

cìzhòng

刺中

[刺中]

to hit with a piercing blow

cìtóng

刺桐

[刺桐]

Indian coral tree
sunshine tree
tiger's claw
Erythrina variegata (botany)

cìbāo

刺胞

[刺胞]

cnidocyte
nettle cell of medusa

móucì

谋刺

[謀刺]

to plot to assassinate

jīcì

击刺

[擊刺]

to stab
to hack

jīcì

讥刺

[譏刺]

to ridicule
to mock

cìshāng

刺伤

[刺傷]

to stab

cìshǐ

刺史

[刺史]

provincial governor (old)

cìkè

刺客

[刺客]

assassin

cìshā

刺杀

[刺殺]

to assassinate
(military) to fight with a bayonet
(baseball) to put out (a baserunner)

tiāocì

挑刺

[挑刺]

to carp
nitpicking
petty criticism

chuāncì

穿刺

[穿刺]

(medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy

yúcì

鱼刺

[魚刺]

fishbone

mǎcì

马刺

[馬刺]

spur (on riding boots)

duìcì

对刺

[對刺]

bayonet practice in pairs

cìdāo

刺刀

[刺刀]

bayonet

jiǔcì

酒刺

[酒刺]

acne

zhēncì

针刺

[針刺]

to prick with a needle
to treat by acupuncture

chōngcì

冲刺

[衝刺]

(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash
to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches

cìr

刺儿

[刺兒]

a thorn
fig. to ridicule sb
fig. sth wrong

cìshēn

刺身

[刺身]

sashimi

dàicì

带刺

[帶刺]

thorny
(fig.) barbed; sarcastic

cìjī

刺激

[刺激]

to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
irritant

zháicì

择刺

[擇刺]

to pick out the bones in a fish

cìmù

刺目

[刺目]

gaudy
glaring
unpleasant to the eyes

bèicì

背刺

[背刺]

to backstab

cìhuái

刺槐

[刺槐]

false acacia
Robinia pseudoacacia

cìbí

刺鼻

[刺鼻]

to assail the nostrils
acrid
pungent

cìjǐ

刺戟

[刺戟]

see 刺激 (cìjī)

cìqīng

刺青

[刺青]

to tattoo
a tattoo

cìtàn

刺探

[刺探]

to pry into
to spy on
to probe into

cìtòng

刺痛

[刺痛]

to tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply
tingle; prick; sting; stab of pain

cìwei

刺猬

[刺蝟]

hedgehog

cīlēng

刺棱

[刺棱]

(onom.) sound of quick movement
Taiwan pr. (cilèng)

cìhuā

刺花

[刺花]

to tattoo
tattoo

cìyǎn

刺眼

[刺眼]

to dazzle
to offend the eyes
dazzling
harsh (light)
crude (colors)
unsightly

pīncì

拼刺

[拼刺]

bayonet charge

cìchuān

刺穿

[刺穿]

to skewer
to impale
to pierce through

cìchuō

刺戳

[刺戳]

to stab; to pierce

míngcì

名刺

[名刺]

visiting card
name card

qiāngcì

枪刺

[槍刺]

bayonet

jūcì

狙刺

[狙刺]

to stab from hiding

máocì

毛刺

[毛刺]

barb
whiskers

cìzì

刺字

[刺字]

to tattoo

fěncì

粉刺

[粉刺]

pimple
comedo
blackhead
acne

cìbǎi

刺柏

[刺柏]

Chinese juniper

wéncì

纹刺

[紋刺]

to tattoo

dāocì

刀刺

[刀刺]

to stab
to attack with knife

bōcī

拨刺

[撥刺]

splash (of a fish)

xíngcì

行刺

[行刺]

to assassinate

cìxiù

刺绣

[刺繡]

to embroider
embroidery

dàocì

倒刺

[倒刺]

barb
barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)

cì'ěr

刺耳

[刺耳]

ear-piercing

cìsǐ

刺死

[刺死]

to stab to death

cìxiàn

刺苋

[刺莧]

prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)

cìjījì

刺激剂

[刺激劑]

irritant agent

cìrlǐ

刺儿李

[刺兒李]

gooseberry

hǎicìqín

海刺芹

[海刺芹]

sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)

cìjīsù

刺激素

[刺激素]

growth hormone

cìqíngū

刺芹菇

[刺芹菇]

king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)

cìjīwù

刺激物

[刺激物]

stimulus

tīmǎcì

踢马刺

[踢馬刺]

horse spur

cìxiùpǐn

刺绣品

[刺繡品]

embroidery

cìrhuà

刺儿话

[刺兒話]

biting words
stinging words

cìsībāo

刺丝胞

[刺絲胞]

cnidocyte
nettle cell of medusa or anemone

cìjīxìng

刺激性

[刺激性]

thrilling
exciting
stimulating
irritating
provocative
pungent
spicy

ròuzhōngcì

肉中刺

[肉中刺]

a thorn in one's flesh

gòngcìjī

共刺激

[共刺激]

(immunology) costimulation
costimulatory

cìrtóu

刺儿头

[刺兒頭]

an awkward person
a difficult person to deal with

cìwǔjiā

刺五加

[刺五加]

manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM

cìgāngsī

刺钢丝

[刺鋼絲]

barbed wire

cìhuāwén

刺花纹

[刺花紋]

to tattoo

yǎnzhōngcì

眼中刺

[眼中刺]

a thorn in one's eye
fig. a thorn in one's flesh

pīncìdāo

拼刺刀

[拼刺刀]

bayonet charge

cìsīnáng

刺丝囊

[刺絲囊]

nematocyst
capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone

zhǎocìr

找刺儿

[找刺兒]

to find fault

chuōcìgǎn

戳刺感

[戳刺感]

pins and needles (in muscle)
paresthesia

hánfēngcìgǔ

寒风刺骨

[寒風刺骨]

bone chilling wind (idiom)

mángcìzàibèi

芒刺在背

[芒刺在背]

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
uneasy and nervous
to be on pins and needles

tiāomáotīcì

挑毛剔刺

[挑毛剔刺]

to find fault
to carp
nitpicking

cìcìbùxiū

刺刺不休

[刺刺不休]

to talk incessantly
to chatter on and on

xuánliángcìgǔ

悬梁刺股

[懸樑刺股]

to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股／头悬梁，锥刺股 (tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ)

dāocìxìngtòng

刀刺性痛

[刀刺性痛]

lancing pain

yángmóchuāncì

羊膜穿刺

[羊膜穿刺]

amniocentesis

cìbāodòngwù

刺胞动物

[刺胞動物]

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

dāopiàncìwǎng

刀片刺网

[刀片刺網]

razor wire

yángshuǐchuāncì

羊水穿刺

[羊水穿刺]

amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)

huàzhōngyǒucì

话中有刺

[話中有刺]

one's words carry barbs
one's remarks are sarcastic

zhēncìmázuì

针刺麻醉

[針刺麻醉]

acupuncture anesthesia

xīngkǎicìpángpí

兴凯刺鳑鲏

[興凱刺鰟鮍]

Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (small carp)

yángmóchuāncìshù

羊膜穿刺术

[羊膜穿刺術]

amniocentesis

cìsībāodòngwù

刺丝胞动物

[刺絲胞動物]

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

Yuènáncìpángpí

越南刺鳑鲏

[越南刺鰟鮍]

Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)

tiāomáotīcìr

挑毛剔刺儿

[挑毛剔刺兒]

erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺 (tiāomáotīcì)

fèicìjīxìngdújì

肺刺激性毒剂

[肺刺激性毒劑]

lung irritant

duōzāihuāshǎozāicì

多栽花少栽刺

[多栽花少栽刺]

talk nicely and avoid disputes
give compliments and not remarks

yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì

眼中钉，肉中刺

[眼中釘，肉中刺]

a thorn in one's side

tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ

头悬梁，锥刺股

[頭懸梁，錐刺股]

lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly