Usage of the character 尖
jiān
尖
[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
jiānlì
尖厉
[尖厲]
- shrill (voice)
méijiān
眉尖
[眉尖]
- eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺／皱 (zhòu) into a frown)
- outer tip of an eyebrow
zhuījiān
锥尖
[錐尖]
- point of an awl
- sharp point
bíjiān
鼻尖
[鼻尖]
- tip of the nose
jiāntǎ
尖塔
[尖塔]
- spire
- minaret
dǎjiān
打尖
[打尖]
- to stop for a snack while traveling
dǐngjiān
顶尖
[頂尖]
- peak
- apex
- world best
- number one
- finest (competitors)
- top (figures in a certain field)
zhǐjiān
指尖
[指尖]
- fingertips
bǐjiān
笔尖
[筆尖]
- nib
- pen point
- the tip of a writing brush or pencil
zuǐjiān
嘴尖
[嘴尖]
- sharp-tongued
- to have a keen sense of taste
- to be picky about one's food
yǎnjiān
眼尖
[眼尖]
- to have good eyes
jiānfēng
尖峰
[尖峰]
- sharp peak (landform)
- (fig.) peak
- spike
jiānlì
尖利
[尖利]
- sharp
- keen
- cutting
- shrill
- piercing
tǎjiān
塔尖
[塔尖]
- spire
- peak of a pagoda
shéjiān
舌尖
[舌尖]
- tip of tongue
- apical
jiànjiān
剑尖
[劍尖]
- point
- sharp end
jiānjiān
尖尖
[尖尖]
- sharp
- pointed
jiānyá
尖牙
[尖牙]
- canine tooth; fang; tusk
jiāntóu
尖头
[尖頭]
- pointed end
- tip
- (medicine) oxycephaly
túnjiān
臀尖
[臀尖]
- pork rump
Jiānshān
尖山
[尖山]
- Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang
jiānzi
尖子
[尖子]
- best of its kind
- cream of the crop
jiǎojiān
脚尖
[腳尖]
- the extremity of the foot
jiānxīn
尖新
[尖新]
- fresh
- new and pointed
jiānxì
尖细
[尖細]
- (of an object) tapered
- (of a voice) high-pitched
Jiānshí
尖石
[尖石]
- Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
jiāndāo
尖刀
[尖刀]
- dagger
zújiān
足尖
[足尖]
- tip of the foot
- toes
jiānsuān
尖酸
[尖酸]
- harsh
- scathing
- acid (remarks)
bájiān
拔尖
[拔尖]
- top-notch (colloquial)
- to push oneself to the front
zhǐjiān
趾尖
[趾尖]
- tiptoe
xiāojiān
削尖
[削尖]
- to sharpen
jiānjiào
尖叫
[尖叫]
- to screech; to shriek
Jiānzhā
尖扎
[尖扎]
- Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州／黄南藏族自治州 ( Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
jiānduān
尖端
[尖端]
- sharp pointed end
- the tip
- the cusp
- tip-top
- most advanced and sophisticated
- highest peak
- the best
jiānjiāo
尖椒
[尖椒]
- chili pepper
jiānruì
尖锐
[尖銳]
- sharp
- intense
- penetrating
- pointed
- acute (illness)
xīnjiān
心尖
[心尖]
- bottom tip of the heart
- fig. innermost feelings
- coll. my darling
jiānkè
尖刻
[尖刻]
- caustic
- biting
- piquant
- acerbic
- vitriolic
- acrimonious
jiānzhǎi
尖窄
[尖窄]
- pointy
- tapered
jiāndǐng
尖顶
[尖頂]
- pointed object
- cusp
- pinnacle
- steeple
chūjiān
出尖
[出尖]
- out of the ordinary
- outstanding
- egregious
wāndòujiān
豌豆尖
[豌豆尖]
- pea shoots
jiānguǎnmiàn
尖管面
[尖管麵]
- penne pasta
Jiāncǎopíng
尖草坪
[尖草坪]
- Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi
jiānruìhuà
尖锐化
[尖銳化]
- to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head
shéjiānyīn
舌尖音
[舌尖音]
- apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
jiānzuǐyú
尖嘴鱼
[尖嘴魚]
- Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
Jiānzhā Xiàn
尖扎县
[尖扎縣]
- Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州／黄南藏族自治州 ( Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
Jiānshānqū
尖山区
[尖山區]
- Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang
Jiānshāzuǐ
尖沙咀
[尖沙咀]
- Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
chūjiānr
出尖儿
[出尖兒]
- erhua variant of 出尖 (chūjiān)
dǐngjiānjí
顶尖级
[頂尖級]
- first class
- top
- world best
jiāntóuguì
尖头鱥
[尖頭鱥]
- Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)
dǐngjiānr
顶尖儿
[頂尖兒]
- erhua variant of 頂尖／顶尖 (dǐngjiān)
èrjiānbàn
二尖瓣
[二尖瓣]
- mitral valve (physiology)
bájiānr
拔尖儿
[拔尖兒]
- erhua variant of 拔尖 (bájiān)
zhuǎjiānr
爪尖儿
[爪尖兒]
- pig's trotters
jiānwěnlú
尖吻鲈
[尖吻鱸]
- barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer)
měirénjiān
美人尖
[美人尖]
- widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)
zújiānxié
足尖鞋
[足尖鞋]
- (ballet) pointe shoe
rénjiānr
人尖儿
[人尖兒]
- outstanding individual
- person of great ability
diǎnjiǎojiān
踮脚尖
[踮腳尖]
- to stand on tiptoe
jiānzishēng
尖子生
[尖子生]
- top student
jiānkuòhào
尖括号
[尖括號]
- angle brackets < >
Jiānshíxiāng
尖石乡
[尖石鄉]
- Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
Yóujiānwàng
油尖旺
[油尖旺]
- Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
jiānwěibīnyù
尖尾滨鹬
[尖尾濱鷸]
- (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
zuānniújiǎojiān
钻牛角尖
[鑽牛角尖]
- 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
Jiāngé Lièdǎo
尖阁列岛
[尖閣列島]
- Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島／钓鱼岛 ( Diàoyú Dǎo)), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
jiānsuānkèbó
尖酸刻薄
[尖酸刻薄]
- sharp and unkind (words)
shéjiānchànyīn
舌尖颤音
[舌尖顫音]
- alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
shéjiānqiányīn
舌尖前音
[舌尖前音]
- alveolar
- consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
jiānruìpīpíng
尖锐批评
[尖銳批評]
- sharp criticism
fēngkǒulàngjiān
风口浪尖
[風口浪尖]
- where the wind and the waves are the fiercest
- at the heart of the struggle
jiānruìshīyóu
尖锐湿疣
[尖銳濕疣]
- genital wart
- condyloma acuminatum
shéjiānhòuyīn
舌尖后音
[舌尖後音]
- retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
jiānshēngtíkū
尖声啼哭
[尖聲啼哭]
- squeal
Jiāncǎopíngqū
尖草坪区
[尖草坪區]
- Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi
èrjiānbànxiázhǎi
二尖瓣狭窄
[二尖瓣狹窄]
- mitral stenosis (physiology)
zhēnjiānduìmàimáng
针尖对麦芒
[針尖對麥芒]
- sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
sānjiānshānzhǐjiǎn
三尖杉酯碱
[三尖杉酯鹼]
- harringtonine (chemistry)
zhēnjiānrduìmàimángr
针尖儿对麦芒儿
[針尖兒對麥芒兒]
- see 針尖對麥芒／针尖对麦芒 (zhēnjiānduìmàimáng)