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锋

fēng

HSK 6 Character Traditional 鋒

What 锋 means

1. point of a spear
2. edge of a tool
3. vanguard
4. forward (in sports team)

Example sentences

• 这刀不锋利。
  The knife is not sharp.
• 乳牙很锋利。
  Milk teeth are sharp.
• 这把刀很锋利。
  Zhè bǎ dāo hěn fēnglì.
  This knife is very sharp.
• 这把刀不够锋利。
  Zhè bǎ dāo bù gòu fēnglì.
  This knife isn't sharp enough.
• 向雷锋同志学习。
  Learn from Comrade Lei Feng.
• 小心点，它很锋利。
  Xiǎoxīn diǎn, tā hěn fēnglì.
  Be careful. It's very sharp.

Words starting with 锋

• 锋利fēng lìsharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
• 锋芒fēng mángtip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge
• 锋钢fēng gānghigh speed steel
• 锋面fēng miànfront (meteorology)
• 锋芒毕露fēng máng bì lùto show off one's ability
• 锋芒内敛fēng máng nèi liǎnto be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
• 锋铓fēng mángvariant of 锋芒

Words containing 锋

• 雷锋Léi FēngLei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as…
• 先锋xiān fēngvanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
• 前锋qián fēngvanguard; front line; a forward (sports)
• 冲锋chōng fēngto charge (at the enemy); to storm (an enemy position)
• 冲锋枪chōng fēng qiāngsubmachine gun
• 交锋jiāo fēngto cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)
• 谢霆锋Xiè Tíng fēngTse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
• 针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duìto oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
• 中锋zhōng fēng(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward; see 正锋
• 华国锋Huà Guó fēngHua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981
• 刀锋dāo fēngcutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
• 话锋huà fēngtopic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
• 冲锋陷阵chōng fēng xiàn zhèn(idiom) to charge into battle; (fig.) to be on the front lines
• 偏锋piān fēng(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that…
• 侧锋cè fēng(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so…
• 冷锋lěng fēngcold front (meteorology)
• 口锋kǒu fēngmanner of speech; tone of voice
• 暖锋nuǎn fēngwarm front (meteorology)
• 正锋zhèng fēng(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip…
• 争锋zhēng fēngto strive
• 笔锋bǐ fēngthe tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke
• 语锋yǔ fēngthread of discussion; topic
• 边锋biān fēngwinger (in soccer or hockey)
• 先锋派xiān fēng pàiavant-garde

Characters built on 夆

These share the phonetic component 夆 (féng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 峰fēng(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance…
• 蜂fēngbee; wasp
• 逢féngto meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along
• 烽fēngbeacon fire

Characters that look like 锋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 筛shāi(bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter; to eliminate through selection
• 锯jùa saw; to saw
• 捧pěngto hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of…
• 悸jìto palpitate
• 锑tīantimony (chemistry)
• 铧huáplowshare; spade

Sounds the same

Read fēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 风wind; news; style
• 封to confer; to grant; to bestow a title
• 丰luxuriant; buxom; variant of 丰
• 疯insane; mad; wild
• 蜂bee; wasp
• 峰(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance…
• 枫maple (genus Acer)
• 葑turnip
• 烽beacon fire
• 沣rainy; place name in Shaanxi; Feng River in Shaanxi 陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水
• 砜sulfone
• 酆Zhou Dynasty capital; surname Feng