PRICK  刺２

CUT into a THING so as to MOVE a SHARP TOOL into a SURFACE.
PIERCEPUNCTUREMAKE/PUT A HOLE INSTABPERFORATENICKJAB
Hypernym
  • CUTDISPLACE a SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO a THING.
    • DISPLACECAUSE to MOVE.
      • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
Modern Chinese Criteria
扎 is a current colloquial word for pricking.

刺

打針 refers specifically to pricking with a needle typically in medical contexts.

注射 is a technical medical term for pricking with a needle.

扎針 refers to using a needle to prick into something.

針刺 (lit) refers to pricking with a needle.

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    刺  cì OC: skhleɡs MC: tshiɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNprick right down to (e.g. to the bone, as a doctor might); prick into
    掛  guà OC: kʷrees MC: kɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNprick (as a thorn pricking a person)
    蜂  fēng OC: phoŋ MC: phi̯oŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadNstung by a wasp
    石  shí OC: djaɡ MC: dʑiɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNprick with a stone needle

    Existing SW for

    Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: