锋芒

tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard

Characters and words in 锋芒

point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)

锋 = 夆 + 钅 : Frankenstein's monster (f) is in the vanguard in a battle to defend engine ((e)ng1). With the sharp tip (锋) of a golden harpoon (夆) he is butting (夆) anyone who dares to come too close to him.

芒

máng = m + ang2

awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

芒 = 亡 + 艹 : Mahatma Gandhi (m-) is cutting grass (艹) just inside entrance of the anglepod (ang2) wearing a beret (亠) and using a shovel (乚) as the sharp point / tip of blade (芒) with which to cut the grass. He works so hard on cutting the grass, he looks like he is about to die (亡).