Keyword
edge of blade
- edged tool
- cutlery
- knife edge
- Frequency
- #2874
- Strokes
- 3
Readings
rèn
Mnemonic
A knife 刀 sharp enough to draw blood 丶
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
刃
edge of blade
迎刃而解
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved
刀刃
knife blade; crucial point
游刃有余
handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
利刃
sharp blade
兵刃
(bladed) weapons
双刃剑
double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
手刃
to kill with one's own hand
白刃
naked sword
双刃
double-edged blade
兵不血刃
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
白刃战
hand-to-hand fighting
刃具
cutting tool
开刃
to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc
血刃
bloodshed