Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (銳)
Simplified (锐)
Notes
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
鋭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鋭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鋭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
锐 / 銳 [ruì]
acute
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鋭 えい
Ei female given name
鋭 さとき
Satoki given name
鋭 さとし
Satoshi male given name
鋭 とし
Toshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (21)
敏锐 [mǐnruì] #8,250
keen
尖锐 [jiānruì] #13,148
sharp
锐利 [ruìlì] #16,949
sharp
精锐 [jīngruì] #26,466
elite (e.g. troops)
锐气 [ruìqì] #30,981
acute spirit
锐减 [ruìjiǎn] #20,095
steep decline
养精蓄锐 [yǎngjīngxùruì] #33,583
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
锐志 [ruìzhì] #27,921
firm determination
锐意 [ruìyì] #60,633
acute determination
锐角 [ruìjiǎo] #42,026
acute angle
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JAPANESE WORDS (37)
⭐ 鋭い [するどい] #1,483
sharp (knife, claws, etc.)
⭐ 精鋭 [せいえい] #9,922
elite
⭐ 鋭利 [えいり] #11,522
sharp
⭐ 鋭敏 [えいびん] #17,285
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.)
⭐ 最新鋭 [さいしんえい] #25,708
state-of-the-art
精鋭部隊 [せいえいぶたい] #29,114
elite unit
少数精鋭 [しょうすうせいえい] #29,961
elect (select) few
⭐ 鋭角 [えいかく] #37,022
acute angle
新進気鋭 [しんしんきえい] #40,076
young and energetic
鋭意 [えいい] #45,539
eagerly
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