尖 jiān

sharp, pointed, acute, keen

HSK 6 #1321

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

尖锐 jiān ruì
HSK 6
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
尖端 jiān duān
HSK 6
sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
尖叫 jiān jiào to screech; to shriek
顶尖 dǐng jiān peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)
脚尖 jiǎo jiān the extremity of the foot
指尖 zhǐ jiān fingertips
尖酸 jiān suān harsh; scathing; acid (remarks)
尖顶 jiān dǐng pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple
尖刻 jiān kè caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious
尖峰 jiān fēng peak; top
钻牛角尖 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
尖子 jiān zi best of its kind; cream of the crop
尖头 jiān tóu pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly
尖利 jiān lì sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing
舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue; apical
鼻尖 bí jiān tip of the nose
尖塔 jiān tǎ spire; minaret
尖刀 jiān dāo dagger
塔尖 tǎ jiān spire; peak of a pagoda
风口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle
二尖瓣 èr jiān bàn mitral valve (physiology)
笔尖 bǐ jiān nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
拔尖 bá jiān top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
眼尖 yǎn jiān to have good eyes
顶尖级 dǐng jiān jí first class; top; world best
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