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noun #24,922

Meanings

  1. 1 blade edge
  2. 2 cutting edge of a sword
  3. 3 sharp (of a blade)

Examples

Zhè bǎ jiàn de è rèn fēnglì wúbǐ.
The blade edge of this sword is incomparably sharp.
Cài È shì Zhōngguó jìndài shǐ shàng de zhòngyào jūnshì rénwù.
Cai E is an important military figure in modern Chinese history.

Tips

history
The character is notable as part of the name Cai E (, 1882–1916), a general who led the National Protection War against Yuan Shikai's attempt to restore imperial rule. Outside of this proper name, is a literary/classical term for a sword's cutting edge, rarely used in everyday modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

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