03112 Chinese character of 棘 and pronounce kik1

The Chinese character【棘】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes plants or challenges. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Thorns or difficulties.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【棘】:jí

Cantonese Jyutping of 【棘】:kik1/gik1

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【棘】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【棘】, for example:Describe the plant or challenge , It means mainly thorns or difficulties .Due to the depth of Chinese characters, certain intricate meanings and specialized applications might not be entirely expressed in this context.

【棘】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【棘刺、棘手】(Mandarin Pinyin:jí cì 、jí shǒu/ Cantonese Jyutping:gik1 ci3 、gik1 sau2)

The total stroke number of this character is 12 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


荊棘叢生,通行十分困難。

The road was overgrown with thorns and was very difficult to pass through.


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