xíng硎
硎
literary
archaic
common
Meaning of 硎
硎 means whetstone; grindstone; to grind; to sharpen; to polish. Pronounced xíng.
- whetstone; grindstone
- to grind; to sharpen; to polish
Character Info
Radical石
Strokes11
Components
石
刑
Stroke Order
硎
Definitions & Examples
Dāo刀
rèn刃
ruò若
xīn新
fā发
yú于
xíng硎
。
The blade edge looks as if it had just been sharpened on a whetstone.
fā发
xíng硎
xīn新
shì试
to try out a newly sharpened blade—figuratively, to display one's talent for the first time