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point of a sword
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銧 (guāng) is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic radical 釒 (jīn) indicates metal, while the phonetic 光 (guāng) supplies both the pronunciation and an association with light or brightness. The character denotes the gleaming radiance, polish, or reflective shine of a metallic surface, particularly the sharp tip of a bladed weapon. Its meaning bridges the material realm of metal and the visual quality of luminosity, and it appears mainly in specialized texts on weaponry or metallurgy.
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