快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 利 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn 爪子 zhuǎ zi (animal's) claw syn 敏锐 敏銳 mǐn ruì keen / sharp / acute syn 锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point syn 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 灵敏 靈敏 líng mǐn smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp syn 尖锐 尖銳 jiān ruì sharp / intense / penetrating / pointed / acute (illness) syn 钳子 鉗子 qián zi pliers / pincers / tongs / forceps / vise / clamp / claw (of a crab etc) / CL:把[ba3] / (dialect) earring syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 锐利 銳利 ruì lì sharp / keen / acute / incisive / penetrating / perceptive syn 犀利 xī lì sharp / incisive / penetrating syn 缓冲 緩衝 huǎn chōng buffer / to cushion / to adjust to sharp changes 剧痛 劇痛 jù tòng acute pain / sharp pain / twinge / stab / pang 利刃 lì rèn sharp blade 利器 lì qì sharp weapon / effective implement / outstandingly able individual 锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard 尖峰 jiān fēng sharp peak (landform) / (fig.) peak / spike syn 机警 機警 jī jǐng perceptive / astute / sharp / sharp-witted / vigilant / alert syn 尖利 jiān lì sharp / keen / cutting / shrill / piercing syn 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 猛增 měng zēng sharp increase / rapid growth syn 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn sharp sword 绞痛 絞痛 jiǎo tòng sharp pain / cramp / griping pain / colic / angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛 聪敏 聰敏 cōng mǐn bright / sharp / quick-witted syn 雪亮 xuě liàng lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes) syn 清脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆 syn 脚爪 腳爪 jiǎo zhuǎ claw syn 针砭 針砭 zhēn biān to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles syn 夏普 xià pǔ Sharp Corporation 刺痛 cì tòng to tingle / to sting / to have a sudden sharp pain / (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle / prick / sting / stab of pain 剑尖 劍尖 jiàn jiān point / sharp end 尖尖 jiān jiān sharp / pointed 眼明手快 yǎn míng shǒu kuài sharp-sighted and deft syn 尖酸刻薄 jiān suān kè bó sharp and unkind (words) syn 慧黠 huì xiá intelligent / bright / sharp syn 爽脆 shuǎng cuì sharp and clear / frank / straightfoward / quick / brisk / crisp and tasty 脚爪 腳爪 jiǎo zhǎo paw / claw syn 尖 jiān pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop syn 激 jī to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent syn 钳 鉗 qián pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag syn 聪 聰 cōng (literary) acute (of hearing) / (bound form) clever / intelligent / sharp syn 小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded syn 叭 bā denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc) 惺 xīng (literary) to come to one's senses / to awaken / (literary) astute / sharp-witted 犀 xī rhinoceros / sharp syn 火辣辣 huǒ là là scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful / burning / (of one's mood) agitated / heated / intense / (of a personality) fiery / sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot syn 螯 áo nippers / claw (of crab) / chela / pincers / Astacus fluviatilis 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it syn 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive syn 钉锤 釘錘 dīng chuí nail hammer / claw hammer 镞 鏃 zú arrowhead / sharp syn 嘴尖 zuǐ jiān sharp-tongued / to have a keen sense of taste / to be picky about one's food syn 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / only odd bits and pieces syn 挝 撾 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat syn 锷 鍔 è blade edge / sharp 剡 yǎn sharp syn 铦 銛 xiān fish-spear / sharp 铓 鋩 máng sharp point / point of sword 鋹 chǎng sharp / a keen edge / sharp point 镵 鑱 chán sharp instrument for digging 鑱 chán sharp instrument for digging 尜 gá toy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom) / advantages and disadvantages / success and failure / You win some, you lose some. syn 贫嘴滑舌 貧嘴滑舌 pín zuǐ huá shé garrulous and sharp-tongued 贫嘴薄舌 貧嘴薄舌 pín zuǐ bó shé garrulous and sharp-tongued 轻口薄舌 輕口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé (idiom) hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued syn 轻嘴薄舌 輕嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom) / hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued syn 有棱有角 有稜有角 yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo (of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion 轮廓鲜明 輪廓鮮明 lún kuò xiān míng sharp image / clear-cut / in bold outline / in sharp relief 𬬮 鋹 chǎng sharp / a keen edge / sharp point 拔钉锤 拔釘錘 bá dīng chuí claw hammer 乱抓 亂抓 luàn zhuā to claw wildly / to scratch frantically / to arrest people indiscriminately 刺桐 cì tóng Indian coral tree / sunshine tree / tiger's claw / Erythrina variegata (botany) 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west / odds and ends (idiom) syn 虎爪派 hǔ zhuǎ pài Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art 鹰爪翻自拳 鷹爪翻子拳 yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art 羊角锤 羊角錘 yáng jiǎo chuí claw hammer 鹰爪翻子拳 鷹爪翻子拳 yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art 爫 zhǎo "claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87) 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhǎo lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces syn 起钉锤 起釘錘 qǐ dīng chuí claw hammer 畟 cè sharp 鑯 jiān awl / sharp iron point 尖锐批评 尖銳批評 jiān ruì pī píng sharp criticism 鋩 máng sharp point 銛 xiān fish-spear / sharp 有心眼 yǒu xīn yǎn clever / sharp 蚺蛇尖 rán shé jiān sharp 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd / sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 切痛 qiē tòng sharp pain 尜尜 gá ga toy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends / brochette (such as corncob) 屖 xī variant of 犀, rhinoceros / sharp 狼井 láng jǐng wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes 碰一鼻子灰 pèng yī bí zi huī lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt / fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff 轻脆 輕脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 清脆 锥尖 錐尖 zhuī jiān point of an awl / sharp point 变音记号 變音記號 biàn yīn jì hao (music) accidental (symbol such as a sharp (♯), flat (♭), natural (♮) etc) 升号 升號 shēng hào (music) sharp (♯) 