刀锋 (dāo fēng) — knife edge, blade edge | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

knife edgeblade edge

Examples

刀锋，。
dāo fēng Fēi cháng fēng lì, yào xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng.
The blade edge is very sharp; be careful when using it.
刀锋。
Tā yòng dāo fēng qīng qīng huà le yí xià zhǐ.
He lightly scratched the paper with the knife edge.
刀锋，。
dāo fēng Yǐ jīng dùn le, xū yào mó yí xià.
The blade edge has become dull and needs sharpening.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

刀 names the knife and 锋 the sharp edge, together giving the blade edge.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鋒; 锋 is its simplified writing.

金夆鋒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

夆

夆páng鋒fēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋒 pairs 金 (metal) with a sound part 夆; the simplified 锋 is a shorthand.

Appears in

Kitchenware & Tableware

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