jiān

sharp, pointed, acute, keen

HSK 6 #1321

DEFINITIONS

  • sharp, pointed, acute, keen
  • point (of needle)
  • sharp
  • shrewd
  • pointed

STROKES

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WORDS

锐 jiān ruì sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
端 jiān duān sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
叫 jiān jiào to screech; to shriek
dǐng jiān peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)
jiǎo jiān the extremity of the foot
zhǐ jiān fingertips
酸 jiān suān harsh; scathing; acid (remarks)
顶 jiān dǐng pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple
刻 jiān kè caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious
峰 jiān fēng peak; top
钻牛角 zuān niú jiǎo jiān 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
子 jiān zi best of its kind; cream of the crop
头 jiān tóu pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly
利 jiān lì sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing
shé jiān tip of tongue; apical
bí jiān tip of the nose
塔 jiān tǎ spire; minaret
刀 jiān dāo dagger
tǎ jiān spire; peak of a pagoda
风口浪 fēng kǒu làng jiān where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle
瓣 èr jiān bàn mitral valve (physiology)
bǐ jiān nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
bá jiān top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
yǎn jiān to have good eyes
级 dǐng jiān jí first class; top; world best
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