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淬

cuì

Meanings

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cuì
  1. 1.dip into water
  2. 2.to temper

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to temper a metal workpiece by dipping (in water, oil, etc.); to quench
  2. 2.to dye; to soak
  3. 3.to change; to alter
  4. 4.to burn (a hole) from a cigarette or joss stick
  5. 5.to touch something with fire for a short instant
  6. 6.to extinguish by pushing down (as of a cigarette)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sʰuːds): semantic 氵 + phonetic 卒 (OC *ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud).

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Components

淬氵卒

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Derived terms

淬勉淬厲淬厉淬火淬礪淬砺淬鍊淬炼淬鏡淬镜礱淬利器砻淬利器

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Related words

淬炼 (fig.) to temper; to forge; to toughen (through hardship or repeated trials)淬火 to quench