Usage of the character 锋
fēng
锋
[鋒]
- point of a spear
- edge of a tool
- vanguard
- forward (in sports team)
fēnglì
锋利
[鋒利]
- sharp (e.g. knife blade)
- incisive
- to the point
yǔfēng
语锋
[語鋒]
- thread of discussion
- topic
fēngmáng
锋芒
[鋒芒]
- tip (of pencil, spear etc)
- sharp point
- cutting edge
- spearhead
- vanguard
zhèngfēng
正锋
[正鋒]
- frontal attack (brush movement in painting)
fēngmáng
锋铓
[鋒鋩]
- variant of 鋒芒／锋芒 (fēngmáng)
Léi Fēng
雷锋
[雷鋒]
- Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
biānfēng
边锋
[邊鋒]
- wing
- wing forward
chōngfēng
冲锋
[衝鋒]
- to charge
- to assault
- assault
fēngmiàn
锋面
[鋒面]
- front (meteorology)
xiānfēng
先锋
[先鋒]
- vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
qiánfēng
前锋
[前鋒]
- vanguard
- front line
- a forward (sports)
zhēngfēng
争锋
[爭鋒]
- to strive
dāofēng
刀锋
[刀鋒]
- cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
nuǎnfēng
暖锋
[暖鋒]
- warm front (meteorology)
cèfēng
侧锋
[側鋒]
- oblique attack (brush movement in painting)
kǒufēng
口锋
[口鋒]
- manner of speech
- tone of voice
fēnggāng
锋钢
[鋒鋼]
- high speed steel
jiāofēng
交锋
[交鋒]
- to cross swords
- to have a confrontation (with sb)
lěngfēng
冷锋
[冷鋒]
- cold front (meteorology)
zhōngfēng
中锋
[中鋒]
- midfielder
- center (basketball)
- center forward (hockey, football)
bǐfēng
笔锋
[筆鋒]
- the tip of a writing brush
- vigor of style in writing
- stroke
- touch
huàfēng
话锋
[話鋒]
- topic under discussion
- thread of discussion
piānfēng
偏锋
[偏鋒]
- brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)
- fig. side stroke
- lateral thinking
dǎchōngfēng
打冲锋
[打衝鋒]
- to lead the charge
huó Léi Fēng
活雷锋
[活雷鋒]
- selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒／雷锋 ( Léi Fēng)
xiānfēngpài
先锋派
[先鋒派]
- avant-garde
jíxiānfēng
急先锋
[急先鋒]
- daring vanguard
- pioneer
- leading figure
jìngzhǐfēng
静止锋
[靜止鋒]
- stationary front (meteorology)
zhìliúfēng
滞留锋
[滯留鋒]
- stationary front (meteorology)
chōngfēngqiāng
冲锋枪
[衝鋒槍]
- submachine gun
gùqiúfēng
锢囚锋
[錮囚鋒]
- occluded front (meteorology)
Huà Guófēng
华国锋
[華國鋒]
- Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981
zǒupiānfēng
走偏锋
[走偏鋒]
- to write with the tip of the brush tilted
- (fig.) to resort to devious means
Xiè Tíngfēng
谢霆锋
[謝霆鋒]
- Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
chūfēngtou
出锋头
[出鋒頭]
- to push oneself forward
- to seek fame
- to be in the limelight
xiānfēngduì
先锋队
[先鋒隊]
- vanguard
qiúgùfēng
囚锢锋
[囚錮鋒]
- occluded front (meteorology)
kāilùxiānfēng
开路先锋
[開路先鋒]
- pioneer; trailblazer
Jiàn Zǒupiānfēng
剑走偏锋
[劍走偏鋒]
- Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
fēngmángnèiliǎn
锋芒内敛
[鋒芒內斂]
- to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
fēngmángbìlù
锋芒毕露
[鋒芒畢露]
- to show off one's ability
jífēng'érshì
及锋而试
[及鋒而試]
- lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
zhēnfēngxiāngduì
针锋相对
[針鋒相對]
- to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
- measure for measure
shōuliǎnfēngmáng
收敛锋芒
[收斂鋒芒]
- to draw in one's claws
- to show some modesty
jiànzǒupiānfēng
剑走偏锋
[劍走偏鋒]
- the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
chūlùfēngmáng
初露锋芒
[初露鋒芒]
- first sign of budding talent
- to display one's ability for the first time
chōngfēngxiànzhèn
冲锋陷阵
[衝鋒陷陣]
- to charge and break through enemy lines
Shàonián Xiānfēngduì
少年先锋队
[少年先鋒隊]
- Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
- abbr. to 少先隊／少先队
Wūzīchōngfēngqiāng
乌兹冲锋枪
[烏茲衝鋒槍]
- Uzi (submachine gun)