刺

cì

HSK 43 readings

“Whoosh” in Chinese is 刺 (cì).

Other characters with the syllable ci: see all 10 →

Meaning

onom.whoosh
thorn
sting

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thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder

Example

你今年做的最刺激的事是什么？

What's the most exciting thing you've done this year?

From 刺激 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

cī(onom.) whoosh
cìthorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 刺

刺激cìjīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to exciteHSK 4 冲刺chōngcì(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dashHSK 7-9 刺耳cì'ěrear-piercingHSK 7-9 刺骨cìgǔpiercingHSK 7-9 刺绣cìxiùto embroiderHSK 7-9 讽刺fěngcìto satirizeHSK 7-9

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