锐

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acute

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

钅 meaning “metal” + 兑 sound ( duì )

Components 钅兑

sharp · Heisig RSH #1736

metal + devil

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
锐不可当	ruì bù kě dāng	unstoppable; hard to hold back
避其锐气，击其惰归	bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī	avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
尖锐化	jiān ruì huà	to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head
锐化	ruì huà	to sharpen
锐气	ruì qì	acute spirit; dash; drive
锐利	ruì lì	sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive
新锐	xīn ruì	cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc); novel and competitive; new a…
锐意	ruì yì	acute determination; dauntless
锐角	ruì jiǎo	acute angle
精锐	jīng ruì	elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel
锐进	ruì jìn	to advance; to rush forward
养精蓄锐	yǎng jīng xù ruì	to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
尖锐批评	jiān ruì pī píng	sharp criticism
锐步	Ruì bù	Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
锐志	ruì zhì	firm determination
尖锐	jiān ruì	sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
锐减	ruì jiǎn	steep decline
锐评	ruì píng	(neologism) incisive commentary (abbr. for 銳利評論\|锐利评论[rui4 li4 ping2 lun4])
杨锐	Yáng Ruì	Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform mo…
尖锐湿疣	jiān ruì shī yóu	genital wart; condyloma acuminatum

Characters sharing the sound component 兑 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
兑 sound part	duì	cash, check; to exchange
说	shuō	to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
脱	tuō	to take off, to shed; to escape from
悦	yuè	contented, gratified, pleased