xíng

literary
archaic
common

Meaning of

硎 means whetstone; grindstone; to grind; to sharpen; to polish. Pronounced xíng.

  • whetstone; grindstone
  • to grind; to sharpen; to polish

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Definitions & Examples

Dāo
rèn
ruò
xīn
xíng
 

The blade edge looks as if it had just been sharpened on a whetstone.

xíng
xīn
shì

to try out a newly sharpened blade—figuratively, to display one's talent for the first time

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