尖 尖 jian1
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed

strokes 6
radical
小
小
strokes after radical 3
拔尖 拔尖 ba2 jian1
top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front

拔尖儿 拔尖兒 ba2 jian1 er5
erhua variant of 拔尖

鼻尖 鼻尖 bi2 jian1
tip of the nose

笔尖 筆尖 bi3 jian1
nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil

出尖 出尖 chu1 jian1
out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious

出尖儿 出尖兒 chu1 jian1 er5
erhua variant of 出尖

打尖 打尖 da3 jian1
to stop for a snack while traveling

踮脚尖 踮腳尖 dian3 jiao3 jian1
to stand on tiptoe

顶尖 頂尖 ding3 jian1
peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)

顶尖儿 頂尖兒 ding3 jian1 er5
erhua variant of 頂尖|顶尖

顶尖级 頂尖級 ding3 jian1 ji2
first class; top; world best

二尖瓣 二尖瓣 er4 jian1 ban4
mitral valve (physiology)

二尖瓣狭窄 二尖瓣狹窄 er4 jian1 ban4 xia2 zhai3
mitral stenosis (physiology)

风口浪尖 風口浪尖 feng1 kou3 lang4 jian1
where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle

尖草坪 尖草坪 jian1 cao3 ping2
Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi

尖草坪区 尖草坪區 jian1 cao3 ping2 qu1
Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi

尖刀 尖刀 jian1 dao1
dagger

尖顶 尖頂 jian1 ding3
pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple

尖端 尖端 jian1 duan1
sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best

尖峰 尖峰 jian1 feng1
peak; top

尖阁列岛 尖閣列島 jian1 ge2 lie4 dao3
Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for Diaoyu Islands), also known as the Pinnacle Islands

尖管面 尖管麵 jian1 guan3 mian4
penne pasta

尖尖 尖尖 jian1 jian1
sharp; pointed

尖椒 尖椒 jian1 jiao1
chili pepper

尖叫 尖叫 jian1 jiao4
to screech; to shriek

尖刻 尖刻 jian1 ke4
caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious

尖括号 尖括號 jian1 kuo4 hao4
angle brackets < >

尖利 尖利 jian1 li4
sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing

尖厉 尖厲 jian1 li4
shrill (voice)

尖锐 尖銳 jian1 rui4
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)

尖锐化 尖銳化 jian1 rui4 hua4
to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head

尖锐批评 尖銳批評 jian1 rui4 pi1 ping2
sharp criticism

尖锐湿疣 尖銳濕疣 jian1 rui4 shi1 you2
genital wart; condyloma acuminatum

尖沙咀 尖沙咀 jian1 sha1 zui3
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong

尖山 尖山 jian1 shan1
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang

尖山区 尖山區 jian1 shan1 qu1
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang

尖声啼哭 尖聲啼哭 jian1 sheng1 ti2 ku1
squeal

尖石 尖石 jian1 shi2
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan

尖石乡 尖石鄉 jian1 shi2 xiang1
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan

尖酸 尖酸 jian1 suan1
harsh; scathing; acid (remarks)

尖酸刻薄 尖酸刻薄 jian1 suan1 ke4 bo2
sharp and unkind (words)

尖塔 尖塔 jian1 ta3
spire; minaret

尖头 尖頭 jian1 tou2
pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly

尖头鱥 尖頭鱥 jian1 tou2 gui4
Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)

尖尾滨鹬 尖尾濱鷸 jian1 wei3 bin1 yu4
(bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

尖吻鲈 尖吻鱸 jian1 wen3 lu2
barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer)

尖细 尖細 jian1 xi4
taper

尖新 尖新 jian1 xin1
fresh; new and pointed

尖牙 尖牙 jian1 ya2
canine tooth; fang; tusk

尖扎 尖扎 jian1 zha1
Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州, Qinghai

尖扎县 尖扎縣 jian1 zha1 xian4
Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州, Qinghai

尖窄 尖窄 jian1 zhai3
pointy; tapered

尖子 尖子 jian1 zi5
best of its kind; cream of the crop

尖子生 尖子生 jian1 zi5 sheng1
top student

尖嘴鱼 尖嘴魚 jian1 zui3 yu2
Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)

剑尖 劍尖 jian4 jian1
point; sharp end

脚尖 腳尖 jiao3 jian1
the extremity of the foot

眉尖 眉尖 mei2 jian1
eyebrows

人尖儿 人尖兒 ren2 jian1 er5
outstanding individual; person of great ability

三尖杉酯碱 三尖杉酯鹼 san1 jian1 shan1 zhi3 jian3
harringtonine (chemistry)

舌尖 舌尖 she2 jian1
tip of tongue; apical

舌尖颤音 舌尖顫音 she2 jian1 chan4 yin1
alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

舌尖后音 舌尖後音 she2 jian1 hou4 yin1
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

舌尖前音 舌尖前音 she2 jian1 qian2 yin1
alveolar; consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

舌尖音 舌尖音 she2 jian1 yin1
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

塔尖 塔尖 ta3 jian1
spire; peak of a pagoda

臀尖 臀尖 tun2 jian1
pork rump

豌豆尖 豌豆尖 wan1 dou4 jian1
pea shoots

削尖 削尖 xiao1 jian1
to sharpen

心尖 心尖 xin1 jian1
bottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling

眼尖 眼尖 yan3 jian1
to have good eyes

油尖旺 油尖旺 you2 jian1 wang4
Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

针尖对麦芒 針尖對麥芒 zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2
sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

针尖儿对麦芒儿 針尖兒對麥芒兒 zhen1 jian1 er5 dui4 mai4 mang2 er5
see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒

指尖 指尖 zhi3 jian1
fingertips

趾尖 趾尖 zhi3 jian1
tiptoe

爪尖儿 爪尖兒 zhua3 jian1 er5
pig's trotters

锥尖 錐尖 zhui1 jian1
point of an awl; sharp point

足尖 足尖 zu2 jian1
tip of the foot; toes

足尖鞋 足尖鞋 zu2 jian1 xie2
(ballet) pointe shoe

钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1
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

嘴尖 嘴尖 zui3 jian1
sharp-tongued; to have a keen sense of taste; to be picky about one's food