锐
ruì HSK7

sharp

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 兑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銳.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

兑
兑 Sound component
duì, ruì, duó exchange

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

銳 ruì sharp Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

兌
兌 Sound component
exchange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartywejHlot-ssharp
Zhengzhangl'oːds
lods

說文解字

芒也。从金兌聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鋭 ruì, duì, yuè sharp Traditional

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodeiuɛ̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode