锐 (ruì): meaning in a Chinese name
锐 (ruì) means sharp, keen. In Chinese names it is a Metal-element character with 12 strokes.
sharp, keen
acute mind
In five-element thinking, Metal carries clarity, resolve, refinement. A name built on 锐 leans on that energy. More Metal element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.
The radical
the metal radical (金): refined metal, which suggests precision, resolve, and inner brilliance.
As a given-name character, 锐 leans masculine, but a skilled namer pairs it for balance and sound. It is 12 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
折锐摧矜凝氾滥兮
《楚辞·忧苦》（刘向）
锐 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.
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