刃 — Chinese character
刃
rèn
edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
- Pinyin
- rèn
- Radical
- 18 ⼑ (Knife)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 刀 丶
- Formation
- ideographic — A knife 刀 sharp enough to draw blood 丶
- Japanese
- 刃 as a kanji
Common words with 刃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迎刃而解 | yíng rèn ér jiě | lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved |
| 刀刃 | dāo rèn | knife blade; crucial point |
| 游刃有余 (遊刃有餘) | yóu rèn yǒu yú | handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily |
| 利刃 | lì rèn | sharp blade |
| 兵刃 | bīng rèn | (bladed) weapons |
| 双刃剑 (雙刃劍) | shuāng rèn jiàn | double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) |
| 手刃 | shǒu rèn | to kill with one's own hand |
| 白刃 | bái rèn | naked sword |
| 双刃 (雙刃) | shuāng rèn | double-edged blade |
| 兵不血刃 | bīng bù xuè rèn | lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory |
| 白刃战 (白刃戰) | bái rèn zhàn | hand-to-hand fighting |
| 刃具 | rèn jù | cutting tool |
English words written with 刃
刃 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 7 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 1A.4
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi On Swords
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 9
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