Radical
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
6
Mandarin
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
6 strokes
Strokes
8 strokes
Mandarin

Definitions by reading

ci3
Mandarin equivalent
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng ci3 Chenghai ci3 Jieyang ci3 Raoping ci3 Shantou ci3
尖锐像针的东西:鱼刺
潮汕十八音字典(杨扬发) - 2001
ceng3
Mandarin equivalent
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng cng3 Chenghai ceng3 Jieyang ceng3 Raoping ceng3 Shantou ceng3
①用尖锐的东西戳:刺伤.
②暗杀:行刺
③侦探:刺探
④用尖锐的话指责:讽刺
潮汕十八音字典(杨扬发) - 2001

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

1
清母 三等 開口 支韵 去声 七賜切
Reconstruction:
Original

針刺爾雅曰刺殺也釋名曰書姓名於奏白曰刺漢武帝初置部刺史掌奉詔察州成帝更名牧哀帝復爲刺史七賜切又七亦切十

2
清母 三等 開口 清韵 入声 七迹切
Reconstruction:
Original

穿也。又七四切。