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
刺骨
cìgǔ
bone-piercing; bitterly cold
Characters in this word
骨 gǔ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 骨 — bone
- Made of
- 冎 bone ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 凌晨的海风刺骨，守桥的工人却不敢离开岗位。 Língchén de hǎifēng cìgǔ, shǒu qiáo de gōngrén què bù gǎn líkāi gǎngwèi. The sea wind before dawn was biting cold, yet the worker guarding the bridge did not dare leave his post.
- 冬天的河水冰冷刺骨，没人敢下去游泳。 Dōngtiān de héshuǐ bīnglěng cìgǔ, méi rén gǎn xià qù yóuyǒng. The river water in winter is bitterly cold, and no one dares to go in for a swim.
- 北风刺骨，她把围巾又裹紧了一些。 Běifēng cìgǔ, tā bǎ wéijīn yòu guǒ jǐn le yìxiē. The north wind was bitingly cold, so she wrapped her scarf a little tighter.
Related words
- 刺 cì thorn; to prick
- 刺激 cìjī exciting; to stimulate
- 冲刺 chōngcì to sprint; to make a final push
- 刺耳 cì'ěr ear-piercing; grating
- 刺绣 cìxiù embroidery; to embroider
- 刺眼 cìyǎn dazzling; harsh on the eyes
- 讽刺 fěngcì to satirise; to mock; to ridicule
- 骨头 gǔtou bone
- 骨干 gǔgàn backbone; core member
- 骨骼 gǔgé skeleton; bones
- 骨架 gǔjià skeleton; framework
- 骨气 gǔqì backbone; integrity; moral courage