Sword Jian
To Mandarin speakers?
In terms of functionality, does 力劎 (lì jiàn) "sharp, powerful sword" work as a name. I don't care if it's common or not (that's not necessarily what I'm looking for), is the meaning conveyed correctly in Mandarin, and is there a better way to say this? I was hoping to use this as a name. Thanks for your help!
TianXiaTaiPing:
Could you please add the pinyin, if you know it?
in chinese, the word 力 means energy, power (not in terms of powerful, just power, noun, not a adjective). to make it adjective, you probably need to add something to it, like what our friend suggested, 大力劒 (powerful sword). but frankly, as a name, this is funny, cos it shows how limited is the vocabulary of the person.
anyway, it still work as a name. but it does not carry the meaning of sharp. it does not describe the sword. it merely means power-sword. if i add a word 無 (don't have, no) infront, it'll become no-power sword. if i add a word 小 (small, low) infront, it'll become low-power sword.
a very common adjective for sword is 利. 利劒 (lì jiàn) means a sharp , thin-cut sword. but again, this is a common term. using it as a name isn't impressive too.
i suggest you use the name 厲劒 (lì jiàn). exactly same pronunciation. 厲 is an adjective, but it's not specifically use to describe sword or knife (in fact people won't relate it to sword). it carries the meaning of ferocious, powerful, strict, severe, sharp, enforce. therefore you can imagine how powerful is the sword which carries this name.
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