刺

遇刺

yù cì

to be attacked by an assassin

酒刺

jiǔ cì

acne

针刺

zhēn cì

to prick with a needle

针刺麻醉

zhēn cì má zuì

acupuncture anesthesia

头悬梁，锥刺股

tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ

lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)

马刺

mǎ cì

spur (on riding boots)

骨刺

gǔ cì

spur

倒刺

dào cì

barb

刺中

cì zhòng

to hit with a piercing blow

刺五加

cì wǔ jiā

manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM

刺伤

cì shāng

to stab

刺儿

cì r

a thorn