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

古時在罪犯的肌膚上刺字後染墨。依罪刑輕重的不同，分為刺臂與刺面二種。

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
刺花紋 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

紋刺 wéncì to tattoo