锷 (è) · the edge or blade of a sword

Meanings

1 the edge or blade of a sword

Characters

锷

è

the edge of a sword

Examples

HSK 5

他用手指轻轻划过刀锷。

Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ qīngqīng huáguò dāo'è.

He ran his finger lightly along the edge of the blade.

HSK 7-9

剑锷闪着寒光，锋利无比。

Jiàn'è shǎn zhe hánguāng, fēnglì wúbǐ.

The sword blade gleamed with a cold light, sharp and keen.

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

钅 jīn

metal; gold (left-side radical)

Metal radical on the left, side-form of 金. It marks a metal object - here the steel edge of a blade. Same family as 钢 steel, 剑-related 锋 blade-point, 铁 iron.

phonetic

咢 è

to beat a drum; (a variant element)

Right side 咢 supplies the sound è directly. The same phonetic appears in 鄂 (Hubei) and 颚 jaw; here it lends only its reading.