懂中文 Dong Chinese

莿

cì

thorn

A plant 艹 that pricks 刺; 刺 also provides the pronunciation

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

刺 sound,meaning component

刺  Sound Meaning component

cì, cī

  

stab

Evolution

莿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

莿  

cì

thorn; Urtica thunbergiana