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

This word has been viewed 11860 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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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
See all 47 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 尖
Unicode code for this character: U+5c16 (off-site link)

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