shànyǎn

sharp

Components
炎 sound component

  Sound component

yán

  

flame

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

knife

Evolution

剡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shàn

sharp, sharp-pointed; sharpen; river in Zhejiang

 

yǎn

sharp