鐮 Stroke Order

鐮 lián (名) 1. 鐮刀，形状弯曲如鉤，收割用的農具。 (Sickle, a curved tool used for harvesting.) 《玉篇•金部》：“鐮，刈也。” ("Lián, to cut.") 2. 箭鏃的棱角。 (The sharp edges of an arrowhead.) 《方言》卷九：“凡箭鏃胡合嬴者，四鐮，或曰拘腸；三鐮者謂之羊頭。” ("For arrowheads that are sharp, it is called four 'lián', or referred to as 'kuchang'; three 'lián' is called 'yangtou'.") 3. 古代的一種醫療器具。 (An ancient medical tool.) 《聖濟總錄•砭石》：“扁鵲有云：‘病在血脈者治以砭石。’是故一切腫疾，悉宜鐮割。” ("Bian Que said: 'A condition in the blood vessels should be treated with a stone.' Therefore, all swelling diseases should be treated with 'lián' cutting.") 【本义】:農具名。即「鐮刀」 (Original Meaning: The name of a farming tool, specifically 'sickle.') 【造字法】:形聲。从金，廉聲。 (Composition Method: Phono-semantic compound; composed of 'metal' and the phonetic component 'lián'.) 【引】 1. 《說文》：鐮，鍥也。 ("Shuowen: Lián is a type of knife.") 2. 《方言五》：刈鉤自關而西或謂之鐮。 ("Dialect: The harvesting hook that goes west is also called a 'lián'.") 【例】 又如:佩鐮;兩刃鐮;開鐮收割的季節，村裏人都很忙 (Examples: wearing a sickle; double-edged sickle; during the sickle-harvesting season, everyone in the village is busy.) 鋒利的棱角 ([En.] sharp edge) - 【引】 1. 《方言九》：凡箭鏃胡合嬴者四鐮。 注:「棱也。」 ("Dialect: Any arrowhead that is sharp is called four 'lián.' Note: 'edges'.") - 【例】 1. 又如:鐮利(比喻議論或筆鋒銳利如鐮刀) (Example: 'lián lì' (sharp like a sickle), a metaphor for discussions or writing being sharp and incisive like a sickle.)