cì​zì

to tattoo characters

  • created reference approved 刺字 → 黥刑 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刺字 cì​zì

    黥刑 qíng​xíng

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 刺字 · cì​zì · to tattoo characters — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刺字

    cì​zì

    to tattoo characters

    To tattoo words or characters into the skin with needles and ink

    刺, 字

    刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · to prick 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 刺字 · cì​zì · penal tattooing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刺字

    cì​zì

    penal tattooing

    The historical punishment of branding or tattooing characters onto a criminal's face or arm

    刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · to prick 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense