Read Edit View history Discussion 刺 cìcī HSK4 stab Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 朿 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas cì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Pictograph of a thorned weapon or plant. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 刺 Simp strokes 刺 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 刂 is a component form of 刀. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 刺 Simp strokes 刺 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 刺 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 213, 639 ], [ 287, 635 ], [ 440, 671 ], [ 490, 668 ] ], [ [ 155, 503 ], [ 177, 484 ], [ 194, 454 ], [ 202, 354 ], [ 216, 300 ] ], [ [ 202, 498 ], [ 230, 487 ], [ 468, 533 ], [ 505, 533 ], [ 525, 503 ], [ 517, 391 ], [ 506, 364 ], [ 501, 358 ], [ 459, 365 ], [ 410, 382 ] ], [ [ 309, 824 ], [ 338, 800 ], [ 361, 770 ], [ 350, 257 ], [ 334, 95 ], [ 335, 7 ] ], [ [ 322, 373 ], [ 304, 300 ], [ 252, 231 ], [ 175, 152 ], [ 120, 108 ], [ 70, 78 ] ], [ [ 419, 269 ], [ 505, 202 ], [ 527, 173 ], [ 537, 145 ] ], [ [ 617, 613 ], [ 646, 579 ], [ 646, 435 ], [ 637, 333 ], [ 641, 284 ] ], [ [ 760, 817 ], [ 817, 770 ], [ 809, 472 ], [ 812, 94 ], [ 790, 39 ], [ 716, 65 ], [ 663, 92 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 379 630 Q 493 657 495 659 Q 504 666 499 676 Q 492 688 462 695 Q 425 702 384 682 L 332 667 Q 326 667 321 665 Q 275 655 221 650 Q 184 643 211 626 Q 253 605 314 617 Q 321 620 333 620 L 379 630 Z", "M 192 498 Q 176 508 158 513 Q 152 514 147 510 Q 140 506 148 495 Q 172 456 176 379 Q 176 316 210 295 L 211 294 Q 227 290 229 317 Q 230 345 223 382 Q 222 400 221 466 C 221 481 218 483 192 498 Z", "M 377 499 Q 422 509 468 513 Q 493 516 495 499 Q 498 405 484 393 Q 472 384 423 388 Q 407 389 405 385 Q 402 379 414 371 Q 465 338 495 313 Q 508 301 520 314 Q 547 345 547 417 Q 547 472 555 502 Q 559 521 550 530 Q 525 554 508 564 Q 495 570 487 562 Q 480 552 377 528 L 332 520 Q 283 513 192 498 C 162 493 193 455 221 466 Q 227 473 332 491 L 377 499 Z", "M 326 290 Q 326 209 301 117 Q 289 77 315 14 Q 322 -4 330 -7 Q 336 -14 344 -5 Q 351 -1 362 20 Q 372 45 371 77 Q 370 123 377 499 L 377 528 Q 378 571 379 630 L 384 682 Q 388 724 398 756 Q 408 771 404 785 Q 397 795 342 829 Q 318 847 297 831 Q 293 825 298 810 Q 331 761 331 713 Q 331 691 332 667 L 333 620 Q 333 536 332 520 L 332 491 Q 331 443 328 392 L 326 290 Z", "M 328 392 Q 262 239 67 86 Q 55 74 64 73 Q 73 69 84 74 Q 195 122 297 251 Q 313 278 326 290 C 346 312 340 419 328 392 Z", "M 418 253 Q 460 213 509 153 Q 522 135 535 131 Q 542 130 549 138 Q 559 148 550 186 Q 544 219 482 251 Q 442 270 420 279 Q 413 283 410 273 Q 409 263 418 253 Z", "M 602 604 Q 635 532 609 350 Q 602 317 631 277 Q 641 267 651 278 Q 669 311 671 382 Q 671 518 679 572 Q 686 596 665 607 Q 647 619 630 628 Q 617 632 607 626 Q 598 619 602 604 Z", "M 781 729 Q 785 692 779 121 Q 778 96 765 87 Q 759 83 689 91 Q 652 104 655 92 Q 656 83 679 68 Q 746 16 763 -15 Q 782 -49 799 -51 Q 815 -52 831 -13 Q 850 38 848 120 Q 832 364 840 609 Q 844 708 859 759 Q 878 793 816 818 Q 779 837 757 830 Q 738 823 755 797 Q 779 767 781 729 Z" ] } 8 strokes 刺 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 213, 639 ], [ 287, 635 ], [ 440, 671 ], [ 490, 668 ] ], [ [ 155, 503 ], [ 177, 484 ], [ 194, 454 ], [ 202, 354 ], [ 216, 300 ] ], [ [ 202, 498 ], [ 230, 487 ], [ 468, 533 ], [ 505, 533 ], [ 525, 503 ], [ 517, 391 ], [ 506, 364 ], [ 501, 358 ], [ 459, 365 ], [ 410, 382 ] ], [ [ 309, 824 ], [ 338, 800 ], [ 361, 770 ], [ 350, 257 ], [ 334, 95 ], [ 335, 7 ] ], [ [ 322, 373 ], [ 304, 300 ], [ 252, 231 ], [ 175, 152 ], [ 120, 108 ], [ 70, 78 ] ], [ [ 419, 269 ], [ 505, 202 ], [ 527, 173 ], [ 537, 145 ] ], [ [ 617, 613 ], [ 646, 579 ], [ 646, 435 ], [ 637, 333 ], [ 641, 284 ] ], [ [ 760, 817 ], [ 817, 770 ], [ 809, 472 ], [ 812, 94 ], [ 790, 39 ], [ 716, 65 ], [ 663, 92 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 379 630 Q 493 657 495 659 Q 504 666 499 676 Q 492 688 462 695 Q 425 702 384 682 L 332 667 Q 326 667 321 665 Q 275 655 221 650 Q 184 643 211 626 Q 253 605 314 617 Q 321 620 333 620 L 379 630 Z", "M 192 498 Q 176 508 158 513 Q 152 514 147 510 Q 140 506 148 495 Q 172 456 176 379 Q 176 316 210 295 L 211 294 Q 227 290 229 317 Q 230 345 223 382 Q 222 400 221 466 C 221 481 218 483 192 498 Z", "M 377 499 Q 422 509 468 513 Q 493 516 495 499 Q 498 405 484 393 Q 472 384 423 388 Q 407 389 405 385 Q 402 379 414 371 Q 465 338 495 313 Q 508 301 520 314 Q 547 345 547 417 Q 547 472 555 502 Q 559 521 550 530 Q 525 554 508 564 Q 495 570 487 562 Q 480 552 377 528 L 332 520 Q 283 513 192 498 C 162 493 193 455 221 466 Q 227 473 332 491 L 377 499 Z", "M 326 290 Q 326 209 301 117 Q 289 77 315 14 Q 322 -4 330 -7 Q 336 -14 344 -5 Q 351 -1 362 20 Q 372 45 371 77 Q 370 123 377 499 L 377 528 Q 378 571 379 630 L 384 682 Q 388 724 398 756 Q 408 771 404 785 Q 397 795 342 829 Q 318 847 297 831 Q 293 825 298 810 Q 331 761 331 713 Q 331 691 332 667 L 333 620 Q 333 536 332 520 L 332 491 Q 331 443 328 392 L 326 290 Z", "M 328 392 Q 262 239 67 86 Q 55 74 64 73 Q 73 69 84 74 Q 195 122 297 251 Q 313 278 326 290 C 346 312 340 419 328 392 Z", "M 418 253 Q 460 213 509 153 Q 522 135 535 131 Q 542 130 549 138 Q 559 148 550 186 Q 544 219 482 251 Q 442 270 420 279 Q 413 283 410 273 Q 409 263 418 253 Z", "M 602 604 Q 635 532 609 350 Q 602 317 631 277 Q 641 267 651 278 Q 669 311 671 382 Q 671 518 679 572 Q 686 596 665 607 Q 647 619 630 628 Q 617 632 607 626 Q 598 619 602 604 Z", "M 781 729 Q 785 692 779 121 Q 778 96 765 87 Q 759 83 689 91 Q 652 104 655 92 Q 656 83 679 68 Q 746 16 763 -15 Q 782 -49 799 -51 Q 815 -52 831 -13 Q 850 38 848 120 Q 832 364 840 609 Q 844 708 859 759 Q 878 793 816 818 Q 779 837 757 830 Q 738 823 755 797 Q 779 767 781 729 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.