尖(jiān)

HSK 66 strokes

pointed

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jiān
Meaning
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
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 尖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱小大

A point, small 小 over big 大

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

小xiǎo大dà

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 尖 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 尖

Common words using 尖 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiān尖duān端
HSK 7-9

sharp pointed end

Open 尖端 page →
jiān尖ruì锐
HSK 7-9

sharp

Open 尖锐 page →
chū出jiān尖

out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious

Open 出尖 page →
xiāo削jiān尖

to sharpen

Open 削尖 page →
jiàn剑jiān尖

point; sharp end

Open 剑尖 page →
tǎ塔jiān尖

spire

Open 塔尖 page →
jiān尖dāo刀

dagger

Open 尖刀 page →
jiān尖lì利

sharp

Open 尖利 page →

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From 尖’s common words

端锐出削剑塔刀利

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