è
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the edge or blade of a sword

Examples

剑锷寒光锋利无比
Jiàn'è shǎn zhe hánguāng, fēnglì wúbǐ.
The sword blade gleamed with a cold light, sharp and keen.
手指轻轻划过刀锷
Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ qīngqīng huáguò dāo'è.
He ran his finger lightly along the edge of the blade.

Tips

usage
A literary word for a blade's cutting edge. Seen in 剑锷 (sword edge) and 锋锷 (the point and edge), often figurative for someone's sharp, formidable spirit.

Components

radical
jīn
metal; gold (left-side radical)
Metal radical on the left, side-form of . It marks a metal object — here the steel edge of a blade. Same family as steel, -related blade-point, iron.
phonetic
è
to beat a drum; (a variant element)
Right side supplies the sound è directly. The same phonetic appears in (Hubei) and jaw; here it lends only its reading.

Stroke Order

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