锐 (ruì): acute
锐 (ruì) is a Chinese character meaning “acute.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 兑 (phonetic). It ranks #1834 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 锐 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- acute
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敏锐adjective | mǐn ruì | keen |
| 尖锐adjective | jiān ruì | sharp |
| 锐利adjective | ruì lì | sharp |
| 精锐adjective | jīng ruì | elite (e.g. troops) |
| 锐气noun | ruì qì | acute spirit |
| 养精蓄锐phrase | yǎng jīng xù ruì | to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) |
| 锐角noun | ruì jiǎo | acute angle |
| 新锐adjective | xīn ruì | cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) |
| 锐不可当 | ruì bù kě dāng | unstoppable |
| 锐意adjective | ruì yì | acute determination |
| 锐减verb | ruì jiǎn | steep decline |
| 锐进 | ruì jìn | to advance |
| 避其锐气，击其惰归 | bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī | avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom) |
| 锐化 | ruì huà | to sharpen |
| 锐步 | ruì bù | Reebok (sportswear manufacturer) |
锐 appears in 22 compound words: 55 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 18 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 锐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
目光锐利，洞察一切。
Mùguāng ruìlì, dòngchá yīqiè.
Sharp eyesight that sees through everything.
...MD 推出 4G 新机 Luma:紫光展锐 T615 处理器、3.5mm 耳机孔、...
. . . M D tuī chū 4 G xīn jī L u m a : zǐ guāng zhǎn ruì T 6 1 5 chǔ lǐ qì , 3 . 5 m m ěr jī kǒng , . . .
... MD launches new 4G Luma: UNISOC T615 processor, 3.5mm headphone jack、...
酷澎上季营业利益锐减逾97% 预期个资外泄事件冲击逐步减弱
kù péng shàng jì yíng yè lì yì ruì jiǎn yú 9 7 yù qī gè zī wài xiè shì jiàn chōng jī zhú bù jiǎn ruò
Cool Peng's operating profit plummeted by more than 97% last quarter, and the impact of the personal information leakage incident is expected to gradually weaken
拟购买德恒装备51%股权 锐新科技欲扩充汽车产品线|速读公告
nǐ gòu mǎi dé héng zhuāng bèi gǔ quán ruì xīn kē jì yù kuò chōng qì chē chǎn pǐn xiàn sù dòu gōng gào
It is planned to purchase 51% of the equity of DeHeng Equipment Ruixin Technology wants to expand the automotive product line|Speed reading announcement
... 2026 M.A. 毕业骚:23 位新锐设计师震撼登场
. . . 2 0 2 6 M . A . bì yè sāo : 2 3 wèi xīn ruì shè jì shī zhèn hàn dēng chǎng
... 2026 M.A. Graduation Show: 23 Cutting-edge Designers Make a Shocking Debut
...行问界 M6 登陆华为商城,新车定位“新锐智慧 SUV”
. . . háng wèn jiè dēng lù huá wéi shāng chéng , xīn chē dìng wèi xīn ruì zhì huì
The Xingwenjie M6 has arrived on the Huawei Mall, positioned as a "cutting-edge smart SUV."
狗的嗅觉比人类敏锐得多。
Gǒu de xiùjué bǐ rénlèi mǐnruì de duō.
A dog's sense of smell is much keener than a human's.
他的观察是敏锐的，但他没有说太多。
Tā de guānchá shì mǐnruì de, dàn tā méiyǒu shuō tài duō.
His observations are sharp, but he doesn't say much.
突然间她开始用尖锐的声音大喊。
Tūránjiān tā kāishǐ yòng jiānruì de shēngyīn dàhǎn.
All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.
她因为敏锐的观察力，很适合当一名摄影师。
Tā yīnwèi mǐnruì de guānchálì, hěn shìhé dāng yī míng shèyǐngshī.
Her acute observation skills make her a very suitable photographer.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced ruì
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