棘	158B50   10S.01-1	部居	畫數  12	ㄐㄧˊ [ji2] .
N	The jujube tree, thorny brambles.
Adj	(1)  Urgent: 孔棘 (＝孔急) (LL) requiring prompt action or attention. (2)  (LL) sterile (land): 棘者欲肥 apply manure to make barren land fertile.
Words	1.棘楚 [ji2chu3], n., (LL) thorns, brambles.  2.棘針 [ji2zhen1], n., thorny branches; thorns  3.棘林 [ji2lin2], n., (AC) a law court, so called because it was usu. held under trees.  4.棘人 [ji2ren2], n., (LL) a person recently bereaved of his father or mother.  5.棘心 [ji2xin1], n., (AC allu.) a son's heart.  6.棘手 [ji2shou3], adj., difficult, thorny (affair).  7.棘闈 [ji2wei2], n., formerly, an examination hall.