刃
blade; knife; kill with a blade
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
blade; cutting edge
Often used in reference to knives, swords, or axes. Can be suffixed with '儿' in spoken language.
The blade of this knife is very sharp.
The axe's edge is turned; it needs to be sharpened.
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Be careful! Don't touch the scissors' blade.
The cutting edge is the most crucial part of a cutting tool.
He carefully polished the blade of this sword.
noun
knife; blade; sword
literaryUsed as a metonym for bladed weapons in general.
The soldiers charged at the enemy with sharp blades in hand.
This was a brutal bayonet (hand-to-hand) fight.
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A sharp blade was worn at the warrior's waist.
In ancient warfare, meeting blade to blade was common.
The precious blade left its sheath, gleaming coldly.
verb
to kill with a blade
archaicA classical, literary term. Often found in historical or literary contexts.
The hero killed that tyrant with his own hand and blade.
After his failure, he chose to take his own life with a blade.
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To avenge his father, he vowed to slay this enemy.
In the novel, the protagonist finally kills the traitor with a blade.
As the old saying goes, 'A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated.' Better to die by one's own blade than to yield.