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棘
jí
jujube tree; thorns, brambles
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朿 (thorn) provides meaning, 朿 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 棘 (13)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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棘手
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jíshǒu
thorny (problem) / intractable
jíshǒu
棘手
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thorny (problem) / intractable
棘
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jí
thorns
jí
棘
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thorns
棘轮
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jílún
ratchet
jílún
棘轮
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ratchet
棘鼻青岛龙
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jíbíQīngdǎolóng
Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout
jíbíQīngdǎolóng
棘鼻青岛龙
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Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout
腔棘鱼
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qiāngjíyú
coelacanth
qiāngjíyú
腔棘鱼
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coelacanth
棘皮动物
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jípídòngwù
echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
jípídòngwù
棘皮动物
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echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
棘楚
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jíchǔ
thorny problem / troublesome affair
jíchǔ
棘楚
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thorny problem / troublesome affair
披荆斩棘
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pījīngzhǎnjí
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
pījīngzhǎnjí
披荆斩棘
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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
沙棘
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shājí
sea-buckthorn
shājí
沙棘
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sea-buckthorn
沙棘属
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shājíshǔ
genus Hippophae / sea-buckthorns
shājíshǔ
沙棘属
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genus Hippophae / sea-buckthorns