鋒 (fung1 | feng1) : sharp point; vanguard

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鋒

fung1

feng1

[1] sharp point; cutting edge
[2] vanguard; front; spearhead

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#167)

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

鋒 / 锋

This word has been viewed 4877 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jun 2011 05:21

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先鋒 sin1 fung1 xian1 feng1 = pioneer; Sonbong (North Korea)

衝鋒 cung1 fung1 chong1 feng1 = charge forward; assault

鋒利 fung1 lei6 feng1 li4 = sharp; incisive

交鋒 gaau1 fung1 jiao1 feng1 = cross swords; have a confrontation (with someone)

前鋒 cin4 fung1 qian2 feng1 = a forward [position in soccer or other sports game]]

沖鋒 cung1 fung1 chong1 feng1 = variant of 衝鋒

正鋒 zing3 fung1 zheng4 feng1 = frontal attack (brush movement in painting)

鋒頭 fung1 tau4 feng1 tou2 = fame, notoriety (variant form of 風頭 also used in compounds)

衝鋒陷陣 cung1 fung1 ham6 zan6 chong1 feng1 xian4 zhen4 = charge forward

衝鋒槍 cung1 fung1 coeng1 chong1 feng1 qiang1 = submachine gun (SMG)
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Decimal representation of this word: 鋒
Unicode code for this character: U+92d2 (off-site link)

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