刃 (rèn): edge of blade
刃 (rèn) is a Chinese character meaning “edge of blade.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 刀 (structural) and 丶 (structural). It ranks #2639 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 刃 a knife 刀 sharp enough to draw blood 丶. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 到 (dào, to reach), 前 (qián, front), 分 (fēn, to divide).
Definitions
- edge of blade
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA knife 刀 sharp enough to draw blood 丶
Decomposition: ⿹刀丶 (layout: surround-from-upper-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刀刃noun | dāo rèn | knife blade |
| 利刃noun | lì rèn | sharp blade |
| 迎刃而解phrase | yíng rèn ér jiě | lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) |
| 游刃有余 | yóu rèn yǒu yú | handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom) |
| 双刃剑noun | shuāng rèn jiàn | double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) |
| 白刃战 | bái rèn zhàn | hand-to-hand fighting |
| 两面刃 | liǎng miàn rèn | double-edged sword |
| 兵不血刃 | bīng bù xuè rèn | lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom) |
| 开刃 | kāi rèn | to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc |
| 手刃 | shǒu rèn | to kill with one's own hand |
| 白刃noun | bái rèn | naked sword |
| 刃具noun | rèn jù | cutting tool |
| 双刃 | shuāng rèn | double-edged blade |
| 兵刃noun | bīng rèn | (bladed) weapons |
| 血刃 | xuè rèn | bloodshed |
刃 appears in 16 compound words: 6 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 刃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
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bù zài yǒu gù lǜ zhī hòu , gōng zuò hé shēng huó zhōng de nán tí , méi zhǔn yě huì yíng rèn ér jiě .
Once you’re free of worries, the challenges you face at work and in life might just fall into place.
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要认识到这些技术是双刃剑，我们必须据此制定相应计划，并建立相应的测试与验证标准。
yào rèn shí dào zhè xiē jì shù shì shuāng rèn jiàn , wǒ men bì xū jù cǐ zhì dìng xiāng yīng jì huá , bìng jiàn lì xiāng yīng de cè shì yǔ yàn zhèng biāo zhǔn .
We must recognize that these technologies are a double-edged sword, and we must develop appropriate plans and establish corresponding testing and validation standards accordingly.
既是机会也是双刃剑 所以安全车一出来，比赛的节奏就被打断了。
jì shì jī huì yě shì shuāng rèn jiàn suǒ yǐ ān quán chē yī chū lái , bǐ sài de jié zòu jiù bèi dǎ duàn le .
It’s both an opportunity and a double-edged sword, so as soon as the safety car comes out, the flow of the race is disrupted.
Character Family
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