棘
jí
#2,864 most
frequent character
thorns
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
棘 is built from two 朿, sharp pointed shapes. It first meant a dense growth of Chinese date trees. From those thorny trees the meaning grew to 'thorns' or 'thorny'.
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