Radical 18 · 8 strokes

sting

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MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    sting

    用尖锐的东西戳或伤害yòng jiānruì de dōngxi chuō huò shānghài

    • Bees can sting people.

  2. noun

    thorn

    植物茎上长的尖刺状东西zhíwù jīng shang zhǎng de jiānci zhuàng dōngxi

    • Roses have thorns.

  3. verb

    thrust

    用尖锐的东西戳进去yòng jiānruì de dōngxi chuō jìnqu

    • He stabbed with a knife.

  4. verb

    to prick

    用尖锐的东西戳进去yòng jiānruì de dōngxi chuō jìnqu

    • Be careful not to prick your hand.

  5. verb

    to pierce

    用尖锐的东西穿过或戳入yòng jiānruì de dōngxi chuānguò huò chuōrù

    • This needle has pricked me.

  6. verb

    to stab

    用尖锐的东西戳进去;伤害yòng jiānruì de dōngxi chuō jìnqu;shānghài

    • He stabbed someone with a knife.

  7. verb

    to assassinate

    秘密杀害某个人mìmì shāhài mǒuge rén

    • He was assassinated.

  8. verb

    to murder

    用武器杀死人yòng wǔqì shāsǐ rén

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.

(left-right)

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