刃 (jan6 | ren4) : blade of a knife; kill with a knife

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刃

jan6

ren4

[1] blade or edge of a knife, sword, etc [2] kill with a knife or sword

Stroke count: 3

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刃

Don't confuse with:
力刀

This word has been viewed 4778 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:07

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刀刃 dou1 jan6 dao1 ren4 = (lit. and fig.) knife edge; (fig.) critical point;

雙刃 soeng1 jan6 shuang1 ren4 = double-edged blade

白刃戰 baak6 jan6 zin3 bai2 ren4 zhan4 = hand-to-hand combat; bayonet charge; close range combat

雙刃劍 soeng1 jan6 gim3 shuang1 ren4 jian4 = double-edged sword

遊刃有餘 jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4 you2 ren4 you3 yu2 = handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

白刃 baak6 jan6 bai2 ren4 = a sharp sword

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Decimal representation of this word: 刃
Unicode code for this character: U+5203 (off-site link)

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