Dictionary/尖

尖

尖 jiān

ㄐㄧㄢ
AdjHSK 6TOCFL L4core 10k
1pointed; tapering; sharp
2(of a sound) shrill; piercing
3(of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
4to make (one's voice) shrill
5sharp point; tip
6the best of sth; the cream of the crop

Characters

Examples

tā他bù不shuō huà说话,tā他jiān尖jiào叫!
他不说话,他尖叫!
He doesn't speak; he screams!
我把我的指尖给烧伤了。
I burnt my fingertip.
我听到尖叫声。
I heard someone scream.

See also: words & characters pronounced jiān