趾尖

zhǐjiān

noun

Meanings

1 tiptoe
2 the tip of the toes

Characters

Examples

她踮起趾尖看清楚一点。

Tā diǎn qǐ zhǐjiān kàn qīngchǔ yīdiǎn.

She rose up on tiptoe to see more clearly.

舞者在趾尖上转了一圈。

Wǔzhě zài zhǐjiān shàng zhuàn le yī quān.

The dancer spun once on her toes.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 趾尖 (toe-tip) with 指尖 (zhǐjiān, fingertip) — same pinyin, different first character: 趾 has the foot radical 足, 指 has the hand radical 扌.

Stroke Order

趾 zhǐ

尖 jiān