BLUNT    鈍

INTENSELY THICK so as to be NOT ABLE TO CUT. 
UNSHARPENEDDULLWORNEDGELESS
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 ／
Antonym
  • SHARPABLE to CUT OR PIERCE.
Hypernym
  • THICK　BIG in the MOST SMALL DIMENSION. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • BIG　OF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN. (anc: 7/0, child: 15)
  • SIZE　QUANTITY of a DIMENSION. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)

Words (4 items)

挫  cuò OC: skools MC: tsʷɑ 6 Attributions

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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

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 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vibe blunt 高誘 注on HNZ 11：" 楚 人謂刃頓為銖。"