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ruì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ruì | rui4
English translation
sharp, pointed; keen, acute

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About ruì

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

ruì

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of ruì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

釒兌

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

duì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Duì represents the sound. Simplified form of ruì .

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Words with ruì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
敏锐 mǐnruì keen敏銳
尖锐 jiānruì sharp尖銳
ruì acute ruì
锐利 ruì lì sharp銳利
精锐 jīng ruì crack精銳
锐气 ruì qì dash銳氣
锐减 ruì jiǎn steep decline銳減
养精蓄锐 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push養精蓄銳
锐志 ruì zhì firm determination銳志
锐意 ruì yì dauntless銳意
锐角 ruì jiǎo acute angle銳角
新锐 xīn ruì new and dashing新銳
锐不可当 ruì bù kě dāng unstoppable銳不可當
尖锐化 jiān ruì huà to intensify尖銳化
杨锐 Yáng Ruì Yang Rui (1963-), host of "Dialogue" on CCTV News楊銳
锐敏 ruì mǐn acute銳敏

ruì Decomposition & Compounds

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