| 鱼 | yú cì | fishbone | 
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu | 
| 鱼 | yú | fish (CL:条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) | 
| 刺 | cī | (onom.) whoosh | 
| 刺 | cì | thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder |