刃 rèn — edge of a knife; blade; cutting edge

刃

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rèn ren4

Basic definition

  1. noun edge of a knife; blade; cutting edge e.g 刀刃刃口利刃
  2. noun knife; sword; blade e.g 白刃手刃兵刃

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (指事。小篆字形,在刀上加一点,表示刀锋所在。本义:刀口,刀锋)
  2. knife-edge;blade e.g 刀刃迎刃而解
  3. sword;knife e.g 策马露刃 · 刃器 · 利刃在手
  4. ren,an ancient measure of varying length
verb
  1. kill e.g 手刃对手
  2. grind
adjective
  1. pliable but strong

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