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Kanji Detail for 穎 - "tip, pointed, excel"
穎
- Meaning
穎 means "tip, pointed, excel."
Tip - The point of a grain head.
Pointed - Something sharp like the tip of an ear of grain.
Excel - To stand out; to surpass others.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
heads of grain; cleverness
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
rice tassel; sharp point; clever
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rice tassel; sharp; clever
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The tip of grain. Extended to the tips of knives and awls also called 穎. Such as saying 鋒穎 (sharp tip). | The brush tip. Tang dynasty Han Yu wrote (Biography of Mao Ying). Referring to the brush. | One who stands out among peers is called 穎. Such as 穎異 (exceptionally talented). Like colloquially saying standing out.
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