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What does 棘 mean in Chinese?

棘 (jí) means "thorns" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 棘?

棘 is pronounced "jí" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 棘?

棘 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 棘?

Common words with 棘 include 棘手 (thorny (problem)), 棘楚 (thorny problem), 棘轮 (ratchet), 沙棘 (sea-buckthorn), 荆棘 (thistles and thorns).

How do you write 棘?

You can practice writing 棘 using our stroke order tool.

棘 (jí) — thorns | Chinese Dictionary

棘

jí

thorns

Character Breakdown

Radical: 木 (no. 75)

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Definitions

thorns

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 棘

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
棘手	jí shǒu	thorny (problem)
棘楚	jí chǔ	thorny problem
棘轮	jí lún	ratchet
沙棘	shā jí	sea-buckthorn
荆棘	jīng jí	thistles and thorns
沙棘属	shā jí shǔ	genus Hippophae
腔棘鱼	qiāng jí yú	coelacanth
披荆斩棘	pī jīng zhǎn jí	lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
棘皮动物	jí pí dòng wù	echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
荆棘载途	jīng jí zài tú	lit. a path covered in brambles

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披荆斩棘(pī jīng zhǎn jí)— lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)

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芒刺在背(máng cì zài bèi)— feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)

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荆棘(jīng jí)— thistles and thorns

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

棘

jí