淬

Information about character(s)

Radical: 水
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cuì, zú
Cantonese: ceoi3 seoi6
JapaneseKun: NIRAGU
JapaneseOn: SAI
Korean: SWI
Vietnamese: rót

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: temper; dye; soak; change, alter

CE-Dict: dip into water/to temper

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to temper (steel)
2.to dip (heated metal) into water

湘雅醫學專業詞典: quenching

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》淬滅火器也。从水卒聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】淬
【唐韻】七內切【集韻】【韻會】取內切，𠀤音倅。【說文】滅火器也。【徐曰】淬，劒燒而入水也。與焠通。【前漢·天文志】火與水合爲淬。【王褒·聖主得賢臣頌】淸水淬其鋒。　又【廣韻】染也，犯也。【史記·司馬相如傳】脟割輪淬。　又【揚子·方言】淬，寒也。　又【集韻】卽聿切，音卒。淬，沒水貌。　又昨律切，音崒。流也。脟字原誤从目从寽作。

CF-Dict: tremper en mettant dans l'eau ou l'huile/refroidir

Han-De-Dict: abschrecken, härten (u.E.) (V)