懂中文 Dong Chinese

銳

ruì

sharp

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

兌 sound component

兌  Sound component

duì

  

exchange

Evolution

銳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
銳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
銳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

锐 (銳) 

ruì

sharp, keen, acute, pointed; acute

Most common words with 銳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

敏锐

keen

尖锐

sharp

锐

acute

锐利

sharp

精锐

crack