BLUNT  鈍

INTENSELY THICK so as to be NOT ABLE TO CUT. 
UNSHARPENEDDULLWORNEDGELESS
Antonym
  • SHARPABLE to CUT OR PIERCE.
    Hypernym
    • THICKBIG in the MOST SMALL DIMENSION.
      • BIGOF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
        • SIZEQUANTITY of a DIMENSION.
          • QUANTITYDEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED....
    Old Chinese Criteria
    [GENERAL/SPECIFIC]

    1. The current general word for bluntness of any kind is dùn 鈍.

    [GENERAL]

    2. Cuò 挫 refers primarily to the act of making an object blunt.

    [SPECIFIC]; [vt - caus]

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    鈍

    禿

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      挫  cuò OC: skools MC: tsʷɑ 6 AttributionsWD

      Cuò 挫 refers primarily to the act of making an object blunt.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNcausativeround off and make smooth; blunt (the sharpness of a blade)
      • vtoNcausativetake away the edge of, blunt (the will/mind)
      • vtoNpassivebe blunted
      頓  dùn OC: tuuns MC: tuo̝n 3 AttributionsWD

        Word relations
      • Epithet: 兵/WEAPON Bīng 兵 refers to warfare as a military practice rather than as a political means to achieve ends, and it is significant that the word has no obvious antonym.

        Syntactic words
      • vibe blunt, be dull (of edges of weapons) [loan for 鈍]
      • viinchoative, figurativeget blunt; turn dull > get impairedDS
      鈍  dùn OC: - MC: duo̝n 2 AttributionsWD

      The current general word for bluntness of any kind is dùn 鈍.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 利/SHARP The most general current word for sharpness both of a point and of a blade is lì 利.

        Syntactic words
      • vadNblunt, not sharp (metal object)
      • vibe blunt; be not sharp
      銖  zhū OC: djo MC: dʑi̯o 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vibe blunt 高誘 注on HNZ 11：" 楚 人謂刃頓為銖。"

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