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尖
jiān
1. point (of needle)
2. sharp
3. shrewd
4. pointed
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

尖
jiān
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

尖锐
jiānruì
sharp
HSK 6
尖厉
jiānlì
shrill (voice)
舌尖
shéjiān
tip of tongue
臀尖
túnjiān
pork rump
脚尖
jiǎojiān
tiptoe
尖顶
jiāndǐng
pointed object
尖头
jiāntóu
pointed end
笔尖
bǐjiān
nib
心尖
xīnjiān
bottom tip of the heart
打尖
dǎjiān
to stop for a snack while traveling
拔尖
bájiān
top-notch (colloquial)
尖叫
jiānjiào
to screech
指尖
zhǐjiān
fingertips
出尖
chūjiān
out of the ordinary
尖塔
jiāntǎ
spire
眉尖
méijiān
eyebrows
眼尖
yǎnjiān
to have good eyes
尖子
jiānzi
best of its kind
鼻尖
bíjiān
tip of the nose
尖尖
jiānjiān
sharp

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,320
Word Frequency Rank
3,106 of 84,292

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