趾尖

zhǐjiān

noun

Meanings

1 tiptoe
2 the tip of the toes

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

舞者在趾尖上转了一圈。

Wǔzhě zài zhǐjiān shàng zhuàn le yì quān.

The dancer spun once on her toes.

HSK 7-9

她踮起趾尖看清楚一点。

Tā diǎn qǐ zhǐjiān kàn qīngchǔ yìdiǎn.

She rose up on tiptoe to see more clearly.

Tips

mistakes

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

Stroke Order

趾 zhǐ

尖 jiān