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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)

出尖
chūjiān
out of the ordinary
削尖
xiāojiān
to sharpen
剑尖
jiànjiān
point
嘴尖
zuǐjiān
sharp-tongued
塔尖
tǎjiān
spire
尖刀
jiāndāo
dagger
尖利
jiānlì
sharp
尖刻
jiānkè
caustic
尖厉
jiānlì
shrill (voice)
尖叫
jiānjiào
to screech
尖塔
jiāntǎ
spire
尖子
jiānzi
best of its kind
尖尖
jiānjiān
sharp
尖山
Jiānshān
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city [[雙鴨山|双鸭山<Shuāngyāshān>]], Heilongjiang
尖峰
jiānfēng
peak
尖扎
Jiānzhā
Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州<HuángnánZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], Qinghai
尖新
jiānxīn
fresh
尖椒
jiānjiāo
chili pepper
尖牙
jiānyá
canine tooth
尖石
Jiānshí
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County [[新竹縣|新竹县<XīnzhúXiàn>]], northwest Taiwan

Metadata

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

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