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Character « 淬 »

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Character
淬
(11 stroke)
Radical
氵 (水)
(+8 stroke)
Pinyin
cuì
zú

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UnicodeU+6DEC

淬 (淬) cuì

General meaning
Definitions
Words
Vocabulary

◎ 把烧红了的铸件往水或油或其他液体里一浸立刻取出来，用以提高合金的硬度和强度：～火。～砺。～勉。
◎ 染：“得赵人徐夫人之匕首，取之百金，使工以药～～之”。

Noun

同本义 [quenching vessel]

淬,灭火器也。——《说文》。按,贮水以焠刃之器,其实焠、淬同字,刃出于火,故从火。

Verb

淬火 [quench]

得赵人徐夫人之匕首,取之百金,使二以药淬之。——《战国策·燕策》

火与水合为淬。——《汉书·天文志》

以药淬之。——《史记·刺客传》
又如:淬淬黑(如钢铁淬过火一样的颜色);淬砺(淬火磨砺。比喻人刻苦锻炼;勤勉奋发);淬刃(刀刃淬火)
磨 [grind]
又如:淬镜(磨镜);淬磨(磨砺;磨炼)
喻磨炼;勉励 [temper oneself]。如:淬勉(努力奋勉);淬琢(淬炼,琢磨。比喻自勉上进);淬炼(磨炼);淬励(激励;鞭策)