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刃 (rèn): Blade — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Stroke Order Diagrams 刃

刃 stroke order diagram

3.

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刃=刀knife+丶dot

A dot marking the sharp edge of a '刀' (knife) — the blade or cutting edge.

4.

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5.

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tā他

shǒu手

chí持

lì利

rèn刃

qiē切

gē割

shéng绳

suǒ索

。

He holds a sharp blade to cut the rope.

zhè这

xiē些

rèn刃

jù具

xū需

yào要

dìng定

qī期

bǎo

zhè这

bǎ把

dāo刀

de的

dāo刀

rèn刃

hěn很

fēng锋

lì

Information

Pinyinrèn

Meaningblade

Strokes3

Radical刀

Traditional刃

StructureSingle Body

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Zhuyinㄖㄣˋ

UnicodeU+5203

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保

yǎng养

。

These cutting tools require regular maintenance.

利

。

The blade of this knife is very sharp.

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