锋 fēng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 夆 to resist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
锋利
fēnglì
sharp; incisive
Characters in this word
利 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他的批评并不粗暴，却像锋利的手术刀一样切中问题核心。 Tā de pīpíng bìng bù cūbào, què xiàng fēnglì de shǒushùdāo yíyàng qiē zhòng wèntí héxīn. His criticism was not rough, but like a sharp scalpel it cut to the heart of the problem.
- 这把菜刀很锋利，切菜时要特别小心。 Zhè bǎ càidāo hěn fēnglì, qiē cài shí yào tèbié xiǎoxīn. This kitchen knife is very sharp, so be extra careful when cutting vegetables.
- 冰面裂开后，碎冰的边缘像刀一样锋利。 Bīng miàn lièkāi hòu, suì bīng de biānyuán xiàng dāo yíyàng fēnglì. After the ice cracked open, the edges of the broken ice were as sharp as knives.
Related words
- 交锋 jiāofēng to clash; to confront
- 先锋 xiānfēng pioneer; vanguard
- 针锋相对 zhēnfēngxiāngduì to oppose each other sharply; tit for tat
- 流利 liúlì fluent
- 顺利 shùnlì smooth; successful
- 利用 lìyòng to use; to take advantage of
- 胜利 shènglì victory
- 有利 yǒulì beneficial; favorable
- 利息 lìxī interest
- 利益 lìyì benefit; interest
- 权利 quánlì right
- 便利 biànlì convenient