刺 cì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 朿 thorn, sting, prickle 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
刺激
cìjī
exciting; to stimulate
Characters in this word
激 jī
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 敫 ancient musical instrument
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这电影很刺激。 Zhè diànyǐng hěn cìjī. This movie is very exciting.
- 咖啡刺激我。 Kāfēi cìjī wǒ. Coffee stimulates me.
- 太辣很刺激。 Tài là hěn cìjī. Too much spice is very irritating.
Related words
- 刺 cì thorn; to prick
- 激动 jīdòng excited
- 激烈 jīliè intense
- 趋势 qūshì trend
- 促使 cùshǐ to urge; to cause
- 促进 cùjìn to promote; to improve
- 扩展 kuòzhǎn to expand; to extend
- 统一 tǒngyī to unite; to make consistent
- 分散 fēnsàn to scatter; to distract
- 养成 yǎngchéng to form
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train
- 积累 jīlěi to accumulate