刺字

cìzì
to tattoo

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to tattoo the face (as punishment)
  2. to tattoo
  3. to tattoo the face (as punishment)

Wiktionary

古时在罪犯的肌肤上刺字后染墨。依罪刑轻重的不同，分为刺臂与刺面二种。

重編國語辭典

  1. 刺青
  2. 墨刑

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 刺 cì
  1. thorn
  2. sting
  3. thrust
  4. to prick
  5. to pierce
  6. to stab
  7. to assassinate
  8. to murder
2 字 zì
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier: 個

Related entries

刺花 cìhuā
  1. to tattoo
  2. tattoo
刺花纹 cìhuāwén to tattoo
刺青 cìqīng
  1. to tattoo
  2. a tattoo
她有刺青吗？

Does she have any tattoos?

Source: Tatoeba

文身 wénshēn
  1. to tattoo
  2. tattoo
我必須把文身去掉。

I had to get my tattoo removed.

Source: Tatoeba

纹刺 wéncì to tattoo