择刺 Chinese English dictionary 择刺 translate 择刺 pinyin

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择刺

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
择刺 zháicì	择刺 \| 择刺* \| *择刺	to pick out the bones in a fish	擇刺

Character decomposition:

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
择	择 \| 择* \| *择	8画手扌 + 5	zé, zhái	select, choose, pick out	zaak6	擇 5705 QEQ


刺	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	8画刀刂 + 6	cì, qì	stab; prick, irritate; prod	ci3	5290.0 DBLN

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
择刺 zháicì	择刺 \| 择刺* \| *择刺	to pick out the bones in a fish


择 zé	择 \| 择* \| *择	to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]


刺　cī	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	(onom.) whoosh


刺　cì	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder