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尖

jiān

HSK 6 Character

What 尖 means

1. pointed; tapering; sharp
2. (of a sound) shrill; piercing
3. (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
4. to make (one's voice) shrill
5. sharp point; tip
6. the best of sth; the cream of the crop

Example sentences

• 汤姆声音尖。
  Tom has a high-pitched voice.
• 她尖叫起来。
  She was screaming.
• 我听到尖叫声。
  I heard someone scream.
• 你眼睛好尖啊。
  You have very piercing eyes.
• 我听到汤姆尖叫。
  Wǒ tīngdào Tāngmǔ jiānjiào.
  I heard Tom screaming.
• 它在我的舌尖上。
  Tā zài wǒ de shéjiān shàng.
  It's on the tip of my tongue.

Words starting with 尖

• 尖锐jiān ruìsharp; intense; penetrating
• 尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp
• 尖叫jiān jiàoto screech; to shriek
• 尖子jiān zibest of its kind; cream of the crop
• 尖利jiān lìsharp; keen; cutting
• 尖顶jiān dǐngpointed object; cusp; pinnacle
• 尖刀jiān dāodagger
• 尖刻jiān kècaustic; biting; piquant
• 尖沙咀Jiān shā zuǐTsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
• 尖塔jiān tǎspire; minaret
• 尖头jiān tóupointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly
• 尖峰jiān fēngsharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak; spike
• 尖酸刻薄jiān suān kè bósharp and unkind (words)
• 尖尖jiān jiānsharp; pointed
• 尖新jiān xīnfresh; new and pointed
• 尖牙jiān yácanine tooth; fang; tusk
• 尖细jiān xì(of an object) tapered; (of a voice) high-pitched
• 尖酸jiān suānharsh; scathing; acid (remarks)
• 尖叫鸡jiān jiào jīsqueaky rubber chicken
• 尖嘴鱼jiān zuǐ yúIndo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
• 尖子生jiān zi shēngtop student
• 尖山区Jiān shān QūJianshan, a district of Shuangyashan City 双鸭山市
• 尖扎县Jiān zhā XiànJainca, a county in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黄南藏族自治州
• 尖括号jiān kuò hàoangle brackets < >

Words containing 尖

• 顶尖dǐng jiānpeak; apex; world best
• 脚尖jiǎo jiānthe extremity of the foot
• 指尖zhǐ jiānfingertip
• 鼻尖bí jiāntip of the nose
• 舌尖shé jiāntip of tongue; apical
• 笔尖bǐ jiānnib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
• 拔尖bá jiāntop-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
• 眼尖yǎn jiānto have good eyes
• 钻牛角尖zuān niú jiǎo jiānlit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or…
• 出尖chū jiānout of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious
• 削尖xiāo jiānto sharpen
• 嘴尖zuǐ jiānsharp-tongued; to have a keen sense of taste; to be picky about one's food
• 塔尖tǎ jiānspire; peak of a pagoda
• 心尖xīn jiānbottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling
• 打尖dǎ jiānto stop for a snack while traveling
• 足尖zú jiāntip of the foot; toes
• 人尖儿rén jiān routstanding individual; person of great ability
• 油尖旺Yóu jiān wàngYau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 美人尖měi rén jiānwidow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)
• 足尖鞋zú jiān xié(ballet) pointe shoe
• 顶尖级dǐng jiān jífirst class; top; world best
• 风口浪尖fēng kǒu làng jiānwhere the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle
• 舌尖音shé jiān yīnapical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
• 逼尖bī jiānto sharpen (one's voice)

Characters built on 大

These share the phonetic component 大 (dà), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 奠diànto fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
• 奁liánbridal trousseau

Characters that look like 尖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health
• 买mǎito buy; to purchase
• 灾zāidisaster; calamity
• 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 灰huīash; dust; lime

Sounds the same

Read jiān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 间between; among; within a definite time or space
• 坚strong; solid; firm
• 兼double; twice; simultaneous
• 艰difficult; hard; hardship
• 肩shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 煎to pan fry; to sauté
• 监to supervise; to inspect; jail
• 奸wicked; crafty; traitor
• 渐to imbue
• 笺letter; note-paper
• 歼to annihilate; abbr. for 歼击机
• 浅sound of moving water