Chinese symbol for “sharp”
利
lì
sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sharp is 利 (lì), defined as: sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sharp”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尖锐 (尖銳) | jiān ruì | sharp; intense |
| 犀利 | xī lì | sharp; incisive |
| 锋利 (鋒利) | fēng lì | sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive |
| 锐利 (銳利) | ruì lì | sharp; keen |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 利.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
| 胜利 (勝利) | shèng lì | victory; 个 (gè) |
| 福利 | fú lì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sharp”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.