棘

jujube tree; thorns, brambles; thorns

Strokes
12
Pinyin
jí

Parts

Words with 棘

  1. 棘手jí shǒu · jishouthorny (problem); intractable
  2. 棘楚jí chǔ · jichuthorny problem; troublesome affair
  3. 棘轮jí lún · jilunratchet
  4. 沙棘shā jí · shaji(botany) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
  5. 荆棘jīng jí · jingjithistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
  6. 腔棘鱼qiāng jí yú · qiangjiyucoelacanth
  7. 披荆斩棘pī jīng zhǎn jí · pijingzhanjilit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships
  8. 棘皮动物jí pí dòng wù · jipidongwuechinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
  9. 荆棘载途jīng jí zài tú · jingjizaitulit. a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)
  10. 食荼卧棘shí tú wò jí · shituwojito eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
  11. 棘鼻青岛龙jí bí qīng dǎo lóng · jibiqingdaolongTsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences