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淬 (cuì): Temper — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 淬

淬毒 • cuìdú • poison (a weapon)

cuì淬

dú毒

poison (a weapon)

淬火 • cuìhuǒ • quench (metal)

cuì淬

huǒ火

quench (metal)

淬炼 • cuìliàn • temper and refine

cuì淬

liàn炼

temper and refine

淬砺 • cuìlì • sharpen; steel oneself

cuì淬

lì砺

sharpen; steel oneself

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Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

kùn困

nan难

zhōng中

bù不

duàn断

cuì淬

liàn炼

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yì意

zhì志

。

He continuously tempers his will in difficulties.

Cì刺

kè客

zài在

bǐ匕

shǒu首

shàng上

cuì淬

dú毒

Zhàn战

shì士

men们

zài在

xùn训

liàn练

zhōng中

cuì淬

lì

Zhè这

bǎ把

jiàn剑

jīng经

guò过

cuì淬

huǒ火

hòu后

biàn

Information

Pinyincuì

Meaningtemper; dye; soak; change, alter

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#4939

Zhuyinㄘㄨㄟˋ

UnicodeU+6DEC

CangjieEYOJ

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，

zhǔn准

bèi备

àn暗

shā杀

mù目

biāo标

。

The assassin poisoned the dagger, preparing to assassinate the target.

砺

le了

zhàn战

dòu斗

jīng精

shén神

。

The soldiers sharpened their fighting spirit through training.

变

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

jiān坚

yìng硬

。

This sword became very hard after quenching.

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Characters pronounced "cui".

瘁cuìfeel tired, be weary, be worn out
崔cuīhigh, lofty, towering; surname
萃cuìdense, thick, close-set; to collect together
粹cuìpure essence; refined; unmixed
脆cuìbrittle, fragile, crisp
催cuīto urge; hurry; to hasten

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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