銳 (jeoi6 | rui4) : sharp; vigour; rapidly

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銳

jeoi6

rui4

[1] [adj] sharp; keen; pointed | [antonym] 鈍
[2] [n,adj] vigour; vitality; energetic; sensitive
[3] [adv] rapidly; suddenly; drastically

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

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

銳 / 锐

This word has been viewed 4572 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jul 2011 03:41

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銳利 jeoi6 lei6 rui4 li4 = sharp; sharply

尖銳 zim1 jeoi6 jian1 rui4 = intense; sharp; penetrating; pointed

尖銳批評 zim1 jeoi6 pai1 ping4 jian1 rui4 pi1 ping2 = sharp criticism

敏銳 man5 jeoi6 min3 rui4 = keen

銳利武器 jeoi6 lei6 mou5 hei3 rui4 li4 wu3 qi4 = a sharp weapon; a powerful weapon

養精蓄銳 joeng5 zing1 cuk1 jeoi6 yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4 = to conserve energy; to build up strength

精銳部隊 zing1 jeoi6 bou6 deoi6*2 jing1 rui4 bu4 dui4 = elite soldiers; elite forces; elite troops; swat; special forces

銳角 jeoi6 gok3 rui4 jiao3 = acute angle

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Decimal representation of this word: 銳
Unicode code for this character: U+92b3 (off-site link)

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