尖 (zim1 | jian1) : sharp; pointed; advanced

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尖

zim1

jian1

[1] (adj) sharp; pointed; tapering [2] (n) point; tip; top [3] (n) best of its kind; pick of the bunch; cream of the crop [4] (adj) advanced; leading; sophisticated [5] (adj) piercing; shrill [6] (adj) sharp-eared; sharp-tongued; quick of hearing

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 小 (#42)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

尖

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尖沙嘴 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 = Tsim Sha Tsui - a Hong Kong district; also 尖沙咀粵

尖酸 zim1 syun1 jian1 suan1 = acrid; acrimonious; tart; sarcastic; mordant

尖叫 zim1 giu3 jian1 jiao4 = to shriek

尖子 zim1 zi2 jian1 zi5 = the best of its kind; the cream of the crop

尖端 zim1 dyun1 jian1 duan1 = the best; the most advanced; the most sophisticated; the highest peak

尖銳 zim1 jeoi6 jian1 rui4 = intense; sharp; penetrating; pointed

尖沙咀 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 jian1 sha1 zui3 = Tsim Sha Tsui - a Hong Kong district 尖沙嘴粵

踮腳尖 dim2/3 goek3 zim1 dian3 jiao3 jian1 = to tiptoe 國

腳尖 goek3 zim1 jiao3 jian1 = tip of the toes

踮著腳尖 dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 zim1 dian3 zhe5 jiao3 jian1 = to tiptoe 國

踮着腳尖 dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 zim1 dian3 zhe5 jiao3 jian1 = to tiptoe 國

尖東 zim1 dung1 jian1 dong1 = Tsim Sha Tsui East (TST East)

尖酸刻薄 zim1 syun1 hak1 bok6 jian1 suan1 ke4 bo2 = sharp and unkind (words)

腌尖 jim1 zim1 = fussy 粵

腌尖腥悶 jim1 zim1 seng1 mun6 = very fussy 粵

尖銳批評 zim1 jeoi6 pai1 ping4 jian1 rui4 pi1 ping2 = sharp criticism

尖脊 zim1 zek3 jian1 ji2 = ridges

打尖 daa2 zim1 = [港] to jump the queue, to cut in line ([廣州], "尖隊"). [國] to stop at rest stop; topping (agric.)

尖隊 zim1 deoi6*2 = [廣州] to jump the queue; to cut in line, ([港] "打尖") 粵

鼻尖 bei6 zim1 = tip of nose

舌尖 sit6 zim1 = [n] tip of the tongue (papillae)

尖括號 zim1 kut3 hou6 jian1 kuo4 hao4 = [n] angle brackets < >

尖峰 zim1 fung1 jian1 feng1 = peak; top

尖細 zim1 sai3 jian1 xi4 = taper

尖塔 zim1 taap3 jian1 ta3 = spire

尖尖 zim1 zim1 jian1 jian1 = sharp; pointed

髮尖 faat3 zim1 = hair ends

牙尖嘴利 ngaa4 zim1 zeoi2 lei6 = smooth talking 粵

三尖八角 saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3 = (derog) of irregular shape (lit., "3 points and 8 corners")

淹尖 jim1 zim1 yan1 jian1 = picky; choosy 粵

油尖旺區 jau4 zim1 wong6 keoi1 you2 jian1 wang4 qu1 = Yau Tsim Mong district

指尖 zi2 zim1 zhi3 jian1 = fingertip

尖筆 zim1 bat1 jian1 bi3 = a stylus

尖筆甩 zim1 bat1 lat1 = very sharp 粵

尖咀 zim1 zeoi2 jian1 zui3 = short for 尖沙咀, Tsim Sha Tsui

插尖 caap3 zim1 = to cut in line 粵

尖利 zim1 lei6 jian1 li4 = sharp, keen, cutting, shrill, piercing

鑽牛角尖 zyun3 ngau4 gok3 zim1 zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1 = to split hairs; to get into a dead end; to get into a blind alley;

筆尖 bat1 zim1 bi3 jian1 = the tip of a pen 國

竹尖魚 zuk1 zim1 jyu4*2 zhu2 jian1 yu2 = barracuda

尖聲叫喊 zim1 sing1 giu3 haam3 jian1 sheng1 jiao4 han3 = to shriek

老尖 lou5 zim1 lao3 jian1 = Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀) 粵

奄尖 jim1 zim1 = choosy, fussy, particular, arrogant 粵

尖扎 zim1 zaat3 jian1 zha1 = Jianzha (place in Qinghai)

尖東海濱花園 zim1 dung1 hoi2 ban1 faa1 jyun4*2 = [n] Seaview Park (in TST East)

尖沙咀東 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 dung1 jian1 sha1 zui3 dong1 = Tsim Sha Tsui East

尖端產品 zim1 dyun1 caan2 ban2 jian1 duan1 chan3 pin3 = highly sophisticated products; state-of-the-art products (common formation)

尖石鄉 zim1 sek6 hoeng1 jian1 shi2 xiang1 = Chienshih (village in Taiwan)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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