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jiān

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jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
point (of needle)
sharp
shrewd
pointed
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd

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About jiān

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

jiān

Contains the radical

xiǎo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A point, small  xiǎo  over big 

Etymology of jiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

小大

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Example sentences using jiān

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Qiáng rěn zhù 愤怒 fènnù , biē huí le 尖刻 jiān kè de 答话 dá huà .

He choked down his anger and choked back a sharp reply.

莫若 téng jiān shēng 叫喊 jiào hǎn , zài 地上 dì shang 打着 gǔn .

Murro screamed with pain and rolled on the ground.

我们 wǒmen zài 榆树 Yú shù xià cǎo jiān bèi Yáng kěn diào de 小丘 xiǎo qiū shǎng chī 草莓 cǎo méi .

On a sheep - cropped knou under a clump of elms we ate the strawberries.

沿 yán de 长度 cháng dù 方向 fāngxiàng kān 干涉 gānshè jiān .

Along the length of the filter, the interference film like a wedge.

Cóng 远处 yuǎn chù 敌人 dírén de 牢房 láo fáng 不时 bùshí 传来 chuán lái cǎn 不忍 bù rěn Wén 的尖叫 shēng .

Heart - rending screams could now and then be heard from the enemy prison in the distance.

Words with jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
尖叫 jiān jiào to screech尖叫 jiān jiào
jiān sharp jiān
顶尖 dǐng jiān peak頂尖
尖锐 jiānruì sharp尖銳
尖端 jiānduān the tip尖端 jiānduān
脚尖 jiǎo jiān the extremity of the foot腳尖
指尖 zhǐ jiān fingertips指尖 zhǐ jiān
尖刀 jiān dāo dagger尖刀 jiān dāo
二尖瓣 èr jiān bàn mitral valve (physiology)二尖瓣 èr jiān bàn
尖子 jiān zi best of its kind尖子 jiān zi
舌尖 shé jiān apical舌尖 shé jiān
尖酸 jiān suān harsh尖酸 jiān suān
尖刻 jiān kè caustic尖刻 jiān kè
尖头 jiān tóu tip尖頭
尖顶 jiān dǐng cusp尖頂
尖峰 jiān fēng peak尖峰 jiān fēng
钻牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān a wild goose chase鑽牛角尖
风口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān at the heart of the struggle風口浪尖
鼻尖 bí jiān tip of the nose鼻尖 bí jiān
尖利 jiān lì sharp尖利 jiān lì
尖尖 jiān jiān sharp尖尖 jiān jiān
拔尖 bá jiān top-notch (colloquial)拔尖 bá jiān
心尖 xīn jiān bottom tip of the heart心尖 xīn jiān
笔尖 bǐ jiān nib筆尖

jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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jiān Decomposition

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jiān Compounds

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