尖

jiān

adjective HSK 6 #4,459

Meanings

小 (small) on top of 大 (big) — something that narrows to a point.

Zhè bǎ dāo fēicháng jiān.

This knife is very sharp.

Tā fāchū le yī shēng jiān jiào.

She let out a shriek.

Zhàn zài shān jiān shàng kěyǐ kàn dào zhěnggè chéngshì.

Standing at the mountain peak you can see the whole city.

Qiānbǐ de jiān duàn le.

The pencil tip broke.

memory

The character 尖 is 小 (small) on top of 大 (big) — something that starts big at the bottom and narrows to a point at the top.

usage

Common compounds: 尖叫 (to scream), 尖锐 (sharp/keen), 尖端 (tip/cutting-edge), 笔尖 (pen tip), 指尖 (fingertip).

尖 jiān