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穿刺
chuāncì
1. medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)
2. body piercing
3. puncture
Common • Top 14%

Character Breakdown

穿
chuān
to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
HSK 2 9 丶
刺
cì
to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

羊水穿刺
yángshuǐchuāncì
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
羊膜穿刺术
yángmóchuāncìshù
amniocentesis

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
11,876 of 84,292