# 銳

| 銳 | U+92B3, &#37555; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-92B3 |
| ← 銲 [U+92B2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 銴 → [U+92B4] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 銳 |
| Shinjitai | 鋭 |
| Simplified | 锐 |

### Han character

銳 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金金口山 (CCRU), four-corner 8811$_6$, composition ⿰釒兌)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1306, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40418
* Dae Jaweon: page 1808, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 6, page 4211, character 12
* Unihan data for U+92B3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 毤 | *l̥ʰoːds |
| 蛻 | *l'oːds, *l̥ʰoːds, *hljods, *lod, *lod |
| 娧 | *l̥ʰoːds, *lod |
| 駾 | *l̥ʰoːds |
| 裞 | *l̥ʰoːds, *hljods |
| 兌 | *l'oːds |
| 綐 | *l'oːds |
| 銳 | *l'oːds, *lods |
| 帨 | *stʰods, *hljods |
| 稅 | *hljods |
| 說 | *hljods, *hljod, *lod |
| 涚 | *hljods |
| 䫄 | *rtʰoːd |
| 脫 | *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd |
| 侻 | *l̥ʰoːd |
| 挩 | *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd |
| 莌 | *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd |
| 梲 | *l̥ʰoːd, *ʔljod, *l̥ʰuːd |
| 鮵 | *l'oːd |
| 敓 | *l'oːd |
| 痥 | *l'oːd |
| 悅 | *lod, *lod |
| 閱 | *lod |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'oːds, *lods): semantic 釒 (“gold”) + phonetic 兌 (OC *l'oːds).

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ruì (rui$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jeoi$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yui
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yui$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): ṳĕ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): jōe / lōe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ruê$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$soe; $^6$zoe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ruì
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ruèi
*** Wade–Giles: jui$^4$
*** Yale: rwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruey
*** Palladius: жуй (žuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jeoi$^6$
*** Yale: yeuih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: joey$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yêu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɵy̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yui
*** Hakka Romanization System: iui
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯ui̯⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yui
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iui
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯ui̯⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /iuɪ⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /yɛ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jōe
*** Tâi-lô: juē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: joe
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zue³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōe
*** Tâi-lô: luē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loe
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lue⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lue³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lue²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ruê$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: juĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zue³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$soe; $^6$zoe
*** MiniDict: soe$^去$; zoe$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$soe; $^3$zoe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø³⁴/, /zø²³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit銳 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʐuei⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /luei²¹³/ /ʐuei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʐuei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /luei²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /le⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʐuei³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /vei⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /uɨ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʐuei¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /vei⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /vei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /zuei³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /zuei¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /zuei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʐuei²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʐuəi⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʐue⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /zuei⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /zuei³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ʐuei⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zø²³/ /sø³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /se̞⁵¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /zz̩ʷei¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sai²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ue²²/ /ɕye³²⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /yei⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ɕyəi⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | |
| Hakka | Meixian | /iui⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /jøy²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /jui²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /jøy²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /lue²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /yɔ²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /yɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /zue³⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /zui³⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: ywejH
Rime :
| Character | 銳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 祭 (36) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 以芮切 |
| Baxter | ywejH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jiuᴇi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jʷiɛi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /iuæi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jwiaj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /iuɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭwɛi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯wɛi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jeoi$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*lot-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*lods/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 銳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | ruì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ywej$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*lot-s/ |
| English | sharp |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 銳 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 2557 |
| Phonetic component | 兑 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 銳 |
| Old Chinese | /*lods/ |

#### Definitions

銳
* sharp; keen; acute; pointed
    alt. forms: 兌 / 兑
* 14th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "penetration" (𝌓)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): duì (dui$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duì
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duèi
*** Wade–Giles: tui$^4$
*** Yale: dwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duey
*** Palladius: дуй (duj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: dwajH
Rime :
| Character | 銳 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 泰 (26) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 杜外切 |
| Baxter | dwajH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /duɑi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dʷɑi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /duɑi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dwaj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /duɑi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /duɑi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱuɑi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | duì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | deoi$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'oːds/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 銳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 2549 |
| Phonetic component | 兑 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 兊 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'oːds/ |

#### Definitions

銳
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) A kind of spear-like weapon.

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yuè (yue$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yuè
*** Wade–Giles: yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh
*** Palladius: юэ (jue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛ⁵¹/

#### Definitions

銳
* (historical dictionaries only) Only used in 銚銳／铫锐 (“basin”).

### Compounds

* 將銳兵驍 / 将锐兵骁
* 尖銳 / 尖锐 (jiānruì)
* 尖銳化 / 尖锐化 (jiānruìhuà)
* 披堅執銳 / 披坚执锐
* 擐甲執銳 / 擐甲执锐
* 敏銳 / 敏锐 (mǐnruì)
* 新銳 / 新锐 (xīnruì)
* 波浪銳度 / 波浪锐度
* 犀銳 / 犀锐
* 精銳 / 精锐 (jīngruì)
* 英銳 / 英锐
* 蓄精蓄銳 / 蓄精蓄锐
* 蓄銳 / 蓄锐
* 蓄銳養威 / 蓄锐养威
* 被堅執銳 / 被坚执锐
* 豐上銳下 / 丰上锐下
* 輕卒銳兵 / 轻卒锐兵
* 輕銳 / 轻锐
* 進銳退速 / 进锐退速
* 避銳鋒 / 避锐锋
* 銳不可當 / 锐不可当
* 銳利 / 锐利 (ruìlì)
* 銳器 / 锐器 (ruìqì)
* 銳士 / 锐士
* 銳志 / 锐志
* 銳意 / 锐意 (ruìyì)
* 銳敏 / 锐敏 (ruìmǐn)
* 銳未可當 / 锐未可当
* 銳氣 / 锐气 (ruìqì)
* 銳減 / 锐减 (ruìjiǎn)
* 銳角 / 锐角 (ruìjiǎo)
* 銳變 / 锐变
* 養威蓄銳 / 养威蓄锐
* 養精蓄銳 / 养精蓄锐 (yǎngjīngxùruì)
* 養銳蓄威 / 养锐蓄威

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 鋭 |
| Kyūjitai | 銳 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 鋭)
* pointed
* sharpness
* edge
* weapon
* sharp
* violent

#### Readings

* Go-on: えい (ei)、だい (dai)
* Kan-on: えい (ei)、たい (tai)
* Kun: するどい (surudoi, 銳い)、はやい (hayai, 銳い)、とし (toshi, 銳し)

### Usage notes

This character lacks JIS support and is not used in Japan. 鋭 (U+92ED) is used instead.

## Korean
### Hanja

銳 • (ye, tae) (hangeul 예, 태, revised ye, tae, McCune–Reischauer ye, t'ae, Yale yey, thay)
* sharp
* swift
* agile

## Vietnamese
### Han character

銳: Hán Nôm readings: nhuệ, nhọn
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