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Kanji Detail for 淬 - "temper, strive"
淬
- Meaning
淬 means "temper, strive."
Temper - To quench metal; to harden by heating and cooling.
Strive - To endeavor; to work hard.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
anneal; quench; temper
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
temper; dye; soak; change, alter
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
dip into water; to temper
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to soak, to dye; to temper, to change
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Quenching a forged sword by plunging it into water to extinguish the fire is called 淬.
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