棘(jí): thorns
HSK 7-912 strokes
thorns
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jí
- Meaning
- thorns
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 棘 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Phonetic-semantic compound
⿰朿朿In this compound, the meaning comes from 朿 (thorn); 朿 supplies the sound.
One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 棘 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 棘
Common words using 棘 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
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