jiān

尖 (jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen”.

Meanings

  1. 1pointed; tapering; sharp
  2. 2(of a sound) shrill; piercing
  3. 3(of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
  4. 4to make (one's voice) shrill
  5. 5sharp point; tip
  6. 6the best of sth; the cream of the crop
Part of speech
adjective

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