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zim1
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[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)
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尖叫
zim1 giu3 = to shriek
尖子
zim1 zi2 = the best of its kind; the cream of the crop
尖端
zim1 dyun1 = the best; the most advanced; the most sophisticated; the highest peak
尖銳
zim1 jeoi6 = intense; sharp; penetrating; pointed
尖沙咀
zim1 saa1 zeoi2 = Tsim Sha Tsui; Tsim Sha Tsui (MTR station)
踮腳尖
dim2/3 goek3 zim1 = to tiptoe國
腳尖
goek3 zim1 = tip of the toes
踮著腳尖
dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 zim1 = to tiptoe國
踮着腳尖
dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 zim1 = to tiptoe國
尖東
zim1 dung1 = Tsim Sha Tsui East (TST East)See all 35 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 尖
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