jǐ

戟

Character · Noun · Verb

ancient weapon; to stimulate

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

ancient halberd; a Chinese pole weapon

archaic

Refers to a classical Chinese weapon combining spear and axe features, commonly associated with ancient generals (e.g., 吕布).

Lǚ吕
Bù布
shǒu手
chí持
fāng方
tiān天
huà画
jǐ戟
 ，
yīng英
yǒng勇
wú无
bǐ比
 。

Lü Bu wielded the Fangtian Huaji halberd and was peerlessly brave.

Zhè这
jiàn件
wén文
wù物
shì是
yī一
bǎ把
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
de的
qīng青
tóng铜
jǐ戟
 。

This artifact is a well-preserved bronze halberd.

2.

verb

to stimulate; to provoke; to arouse

literary

Used in classical or highly formal literary contexts (marked as 〈书〉 in dictionaries).

Tā他
de的
yán言
yǔ语
jǐ戟
cì刺
le了
wǒ我
de的
xīn心
 。

His words stabbed at my heart.

Zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
jǐ戟
qǐ起
le了
mín民
zhòng众
de的
qiáng强
liè烈
bù不
mǎn满
 。

This decision provoked strong public discontent.