尖

jiān

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

Radical: 小 HSK 6 a, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

尖 decomposes into the following components:

小 大

Words containing 尖

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 尖.

出尖
chū jiān
out of the ordinary
削尖
xiāo jiān
剑尖
jiàn jiān
point
嘴尖
zuǐ jiān
塔尖
tǎ jiān
spire
尖刀
jiān dāo
dagger
尖利
jiān lì
sharp
尖刻
jiān kè
caustic
尖厉
jiān lì
尖叫
jiān jiào
to screech
尖塔
jiān tǎ
spire
尖头
jiān tóu

Related characters (radical 小)

Characters that share the radical 小.

⺌ ⺍ 小 少 尔 尕 尗 尘 尙 尚 尜 尝 尞 当 辉

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