锋
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point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team)
Formation & memory
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How 锋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 meaning “metal” + 夆 sound ()
Components 钅 夆
How to remember it
cutting edge · Heisig RSH #2583
metal + briar
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 锋
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 话锋一转 | to change the direction or tone of a conversation | |
| 出锋头 | variant of 出風頭|出风头[chu1 feng1 tou5] | |
| 前锋区 | Qianfeng, a district of Guang'an City 廣安市|广安市[Guang3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan | |
| 开路先锋 | pioneer; trailblazer | |
| 华国锋 | Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981 | |
| 铁锋区 | Tiefeng, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang | |
| 针锋相对 | to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure | |
| 少年先锋队 | Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League);… | |
| 中锋 | (sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward; see 正鋒|正锋[zheng… | |
| 打冲锋 | to lead the charge | |
| 活雷锋 | a selfless, helpful person, like the model citizen Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] (often used … | |
| 锋面 | front (meteorology) | |
| 锋利 | sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point | |
| 口锋 | manner of speech; tone of voice | |
| 语锋 | thread of discussion; topic | |
| 及锋而试 | lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak | |
| 交锋 | to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb) | |
| 前锋 | vanguard; front line; a forward (sports) | |
| 正锋 | (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip o… | |
| 话锋 | topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 夆 — compare how they read.