Memory phrase for the Kanji: 锋
锋
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Meaning
point of a spear, edge of a tool, vanguard
Pronunciation
fēng
Explanation
Left: metal 钅/金 (covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷 ), right: sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on the top of growing plant 丰 , like 'bee' 蜂)
Mnemonic
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This metal is sharp on the top: The point/edge or vanguard.
Radicals
金
gold, metal This radical is always on the left side of a character.
夆
pointed, sharp sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰 , like at 'bee' 蜂
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Vocabulary
雷锋
Léi Fēng
Lei Feng (1940-1962), young communist killed in an accident in 1962, used as a model in one of Mao's campaigns from 1963
3397
锋芒
fēng máng
tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard
5902
谢霆锋
Xiè Tíng fēng
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), cantopop star
6628
谢霆锋
Xiè Tíng fēng
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