锋
point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,388 U+950B
How 锋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 夆 (phonetic, féng)
components: 钅 夆
How to remember it
cutting edge · Heisig RSH #2583
metal + briar
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夆
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夆 (féng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夆 sound component | féng | to resist; to headbutt |
| 峰 | fēng | peak, summit; a camel's hump |
| 蜂 | fēng | bee, wasp, hornet |
| 逢 | féng | to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence |
| 烽 | fēng | beacon, signal fire |
| 埄 | fēng | dust storm; dust in the wind |
Words containing 锋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 话锋一转 | huà fēng yī zhuǎn | to change the direction or tone of a conversation |
| 出锋头 | chū fēng tou | variant of 出風頭|出风头[chu1 feng1 tou5] |
| 前锋区 | Qián fēng Qū | Qianfeng, a district of Guang'an City 廣安市|广安市[Guang3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 开路先锋 | kāi lù xiān fēng | pioneer; trailblazer |
| 华国锋 | Huà Guó fēng | Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981 |
| 铁锋区 | Tiě fēng Qū | 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 | zhēn fēng xiāng duì | to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure |
| 少年先锋队 | Shào nián Xiān fēng duì | Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League);… |
| 中锋 | zhōng fēng | (sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward; see 正鋒|正锋[zheng… |
| 打冲锋 | dǎ chōng fēng | to lead the charge |
| 活雷锋 | huó Léi Fēng | a selfless, helpful person, like the model citizen Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] (often used … |
| 锋面 | fēng miàn | front (meteorology) |
| 锋利 | fēng lì | sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point |
| 口锋 | kǒu fēng | manner of speech; tone of voice |
| 语锋 | yǔ fēng | thread of discussion; topic |
| 及锋而试 | jí fēng ér shì | lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak |
| 交锋 | jiāo fēng | to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb) |
| 前锋 | qián fēng | vanguard; front line; a forward (sports) |
| 正锋 | zhèng fēng | (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip o… |
| 话锋 | huà fēng | topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation |