Meaning of cī:
刺
(onom.) whoosh
Jiàntóu huáguò de shēngyīn shì “sōu” de yī shēng cī.
箭头划过的声音是“嗖”的一声刺。
The sound of the arrow cutting through the air is the onomatopoeic "whoosh" of ci.
thorn
Méiguī huā shàng yǒu hěnduō cì.
玫瑰花上有很多刺。
There are many thorns on the rose.
sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
Mìfēng de cì hěn tòng.
蜜蜂的刺很痛。
The sting of a bee is very painful.
Tā ná qǐ dāo, xiǎoxīn yìyì de cì jìn yúròu lǐ.
他拿起刀，小心翼翼地刺进鱼肉里。
He picked up the knife and carefully thrust it into the fish meat.
Zhè duǒ méiguī huā yǒu hěn duō cì, xiǎoxīn bèi cì dào.
这朵玫瑰花有很多刺，小心被刺到。
This rose has many thorns, be careful not to get pricked.
Yīshēng yòng zhēn cì pò le bìngrén de pífū.
医生用针刺破了病人的皮肤。
The doctor used a needle to pierce the patient's skin.
Tā yòng dāo bǎ píngguǒ cì le yíxià.
他用刀把苹果刺了一下。
He stabbed the apple with a knife once.
Zài guòqù, cìkè huì bèi gù lái qù cì zhòngyào de zhèngzhì rénwù.
在过去，刺客会被雇来去刺重要的政治人物。
In the past, assassins were hired to assassinate important political figures.
Zài diànshì shàng kàn dào yǒu rén qìtú cìshā zǒngtǒng, wǒ gǎndào fēicháng zhènjīng.
在电视上看到有人企图刺杀总统，我感到非常震惊。
I was shocked to see an attempted assassination of the president on TV.
