| 銳 | 1119C35 81A.70-8 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄖㄨㄟˋ [rui4] | ||
| Adj. | (1) Sharp, pointed, acute: 尖銳 keen-edged, razor-sharp; 銳利 sharp-edged, cutting; 銳眼 sharp-eyed, keen-sighted; 銳而不挫 so sharp that it cannot be blunted; 口銳 sharp-tongued; 失銳 disheartened, crestfallen; 銳敏 sharp-witted; 銳角 [rui4jiao3]↓. (2) Skilled, well-trained: 精銳 crack troops; 銳騎 fast moving cavalry; 銳師 hard-hitting troops; 銳兵 well-trained soldiers; 銳士 redoubtable warriors. (3) Tapering off at the top. (4) Quick, rapid, fast: 其進銳者其退速 a headlong start often ends in a hasty retreat. | |||||
| Words | 1. 銳氣 [rui4qi4] ([rui4qi0]), n., dauntless courage, audacity, fortitude. 2. 銳髮 [rui4fa3], n., tufts of hair hanging down from the temples. 3. 銳鼓 [rui4gu3], n., a musical instrument of the Yao (猺) tribe. 4. 銳角 [rui4jiao3], n., (math.) an acute angle. 5. 銳志 [rui4zhi4], n., firm determination. | |||||