| cì | thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to stab/to assassinate/to murder |
| 刺 | whoosh (onomatopoeia) |
| 刺丝囊 | nematocyst capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone |
| 刺丝胞 | cnidocyte nettle cell of medusa or anemone |
| 刺丝胞动物 | Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps) |
| 刺中 | to hit with a piercing blow |
| 刺五加 | manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 刺人的 | stinging |
| 刺伤 | to stab |
| 刺儿 | a thorn fig. to ridicule sb fig. sth wrong |
| 刺儿头 | an awkward person a difficult person to deal with |
| 刺儿李 | gooseberry |
| 刺儿菜 | Cephalanoplos segetum |
| 刺儿话 | biting words stinging words |
| 刺刀 | bayonet |
| 刺刺不休 | to talk incessantly to chatter on and on |
| 刺参 | beche-de-mer with spike |
| 刺史 | provincial governor (old) |
| 刺啦 | a sound produced by a quick-sliding action |
| 刺孔 | acanthopore |
| 刺字 | to tattoo |