尖
jiān
sharp, pointed, acute, keen
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 小
- HSK
- 5
- Tone
- 1
Stroke order
Example sentences
我听到尖叫声。
Wǒ tīng dào jiān jiào shēng
I heard someone scream.
你眼睛好尖啊。
Nǐ yǎn jing hǎo jiān ā
You have very piercing eyes.
它在我的舌尖上。
Tā zài wǒ de shé jiān shàng
It's on the tip of my tongue.
他尖刻的话语仍然在我心中挥之不去。
Tā jiān kè de huà yǔ réng rán zài wǒ xīn zhōng huī zhī bù qù
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.
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Words containing 尖
- 尖锐jiān ruì 1–4 sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
- 尖jiān 1pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- 尖端jiān duān 1–1 sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
- 顶尖dǐng jiān 3–1 peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)