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
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #926 U+5C16
How 尖 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A point, small 小 over big 大
How to remember it
tip · Heisig RSH #114
小 small + 大 large
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 尖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尖山区 | Jiān shān Qū | Jianshan, a district of Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 尖子生 | jiān zi shēng | top student |
| 人尖儿 | rén jiān r | outstanding individual; person of great ability |
| 出尖儿 | chū jiān r | erhua variant of 出尖[chu1 jian1] |
| 美人尖 | měi rén jiān | widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women) |
| 尖管面 | jiān guǎn miàn | penne pasta |
| 眼尖手快 | yǎn jiān shǒu kuài | see 眼疾手快[yan3 ji2 shou3 kuai4] |
| 尖嘴鱼 | jiān zuǐ yú | Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius) |
| 尖子 | jiān zi | best of its kind; cream of the crop |
| 尖山 | Jiān shān | see 尖山區|尖山区[Jian1 shan1 Qu1] |
| 尖头 | jiān tóu | pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly |
| 心尖 | xīn jiān | bottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling |
| 顶尖儿 | dǐng jiān r | erhua variant of 頂尖|顶尖[ding3 jian1] |
| 尖利 | jiān lì | sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing |
| 出尖 | chū jiān | out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious |
| 打尖 | dǎ jiān | to stop for a snack while traveling |
| 尖新 | jiān xīn | fresh; new and pointed |
| 眼尖 | yǎn jiān | to have good eyes |
| 风口浪尖 | fēng kǒu làng jiān | where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle |
| 舌尖后音 | shé jiān hòu yīn | retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r) |