stab

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
朿 sound component

  Sound component

  

thorn, stab

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

is a component form of .

Evolution

刺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
刺 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
刺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

stab; prick, irritate; prod; thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder

 

(onom.) whoosh

Most common words with 刺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

刺激

to provoke

thorn

讽刺

to satirize

刺杀

to assassinate

刺客

assassin

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)