PIERCE    刺刺

CUT a HOLE THROUGH SOMETHING, USING A SHARP THING.
PENETRATEPUNCTUREPERFORATEPRICKLANCESTABSPIKESTICKIMPALETRANSFIXBORE THROUGHDRILL THROUGH
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for piercing anything is cì 刺, which also typically refers to stabbing and piercing something, usually inorder to damage it. 2. Guàn 貫 is to make a hole in the middle of something so as to be able to string it up. 3. Chuān 穿 refers to piercing something so as to make a hole in it. 4. Xiàn 陷 refers to piercing something so as to get to the inside of it.
Modern Chinese Criteria
刺穿 is a current modern word for piercing something. 戳穿 is a slightly more formal or literary word referring to piercing. MORE SYNONYMS! rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • DRILL　PIERCE so as to CAUSE something TO HAVE DEEP HOLES IN a SURFACE. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • CUT　DISPLACE a SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO a THING. (anc: 12/0, child: 9)
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 124

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1323

    • Words (11 items)

    貫  guàn MC: kwanH OC: koons
    貫  guàn MC: kwanH OC: koons 9 Attributions

    Guàn 貫 is to make a hole in the middle of something so as to be able to string it up.

      Word relations

      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nfigurativepenetrate through NDS
    • vtoNpierce
    • vtoNfigurativepierce through > penetrate through; pervade (all directions)
    陷  xiàn OC: ɡrooms MC: ɦɣɛm 4 Attributions

    Xiàn 陷 refers to piercing something so as to get to the inside of it.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)pierce the contextually determinate objectDS
    • vtoNpierce
    • vtoNconativetry to pierceDS
    • vtoNpassivebe piercedDS
    汏  dài OC: daads MC: dɑi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpenetrate into; pierce
    刺  cì OC: skhleɡs MC: tshiɛ 1 Attribution

    The current general word for piercing anything is cì 刺, which also typically refers to stabbing and piercing something, usually inorder to damage it.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNstab into, puncture
    • vtoNpassivebe stung (by an insect), be pierced
    貫入  guàn rù OC: koons njub MC: kʷɑn ȵip 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNperfectivepierce and enter > pierce into, penetrate through
    徹  chè OC: thed MC: ʈhiɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpenetrate; pierce
    橦  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution

    chōng

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNchōng???: pierce, cut into
    突  tū OC: duud MC: duot 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake a hole in
    副  pì OC: phɯɡ MC: phɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpierce, puncture ??
    矞  yù OC: ɢʷlid MC: jʷit 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNextremely rare: pierce
    穿  chuān OC: khjon MC: tɕhiɛn 0 Attributions

    Chuān 穿 refers to piercing something so as to make a hole in it.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe pierced and threaded