棘

jí

thorns

Radical: 木 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left-right equalFrequency: Less common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

棘=朿+朿

Etymology

thorn

Meanings

thorns

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Idioms with 棘 19 total Chain

lit. a path covered in brambles · a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)荆棘载途jīng jí zài tú lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) · fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way · to break through hardships · to blaze a new trail披荆斩棘pī jīng zhǎn jí