Keyword
pointed
- sharp
- acute
- keen
- shrewd
- Frequency
- #1659
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
jiān
Mnemonic
A point, small 小 over big 大
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
尖锐
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
顶尖
peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)
尖
pointed; 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
尖叫
to screech; to shriek
尖端
sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
尖峰
sharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak; spike
指尖
fingertip
舌尖
tip of tongue; apical
尖头
pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly
脚尖
the extremity of the foot
尖塔
spire; minaret
拔尖
top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
尖顶
pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple
尖刻
caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious
笔尖
nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
尖利
sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing
尖子
best of its kind; cream of the crop
尖刀
dagger
钻牛角尖
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
眼尖
to have good eyes
鼻尖
tip of the nose
尖沙咀
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
尖牙
canine tooth; fang; tusk
尖酸
harsh; scathing; acid (remarks)