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Keyword
sharp
  • high
  • lofty
  • a knife's edge
Frequency
#4711
Strokes
14
Readings
è
Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 咢 the sound.
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蔡锷Cài'È
Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 护国军 (Hùguójūn), which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 (YuánShìkǎi), who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
锷è
blade edge; sharp