尖
jiān HSK6

sharp

尖 jiān
tip noun
the sharp point or top end of an object

钢笔尖断了，没法写字了。

gāng​bǐ jiān duàn le, méi​fǎ xiě​zì le.

The pen nib is broken, so I can't write anymore.

pointed adjective
pointed, tapering, or sharp in shape

这支铅笔的头儿削得很尖。

zhè zhī qiān​bǐ de tóu​r xuē de hěn jiān.

The tip of this pencil is sharpened to a point.

shrill adjective
high-pitched, piercing, or shrill in sound; to make one's voice shrill

她的嗓音非常尖。

tā de sǎng​yīn fēi​cháng jiān.

Her voice is very high-pitched.

best adjective
the cream of the crop; the best or highest level of something

他在我们班里学习最尖。

tā zài wǒ​men bān lǐ xué​xí zuì jiān.

He is the top student in our class.

keen adjective
acute, sharp, or highly sensitive (of hearing, sight, etc.)

他的耳朵很尖，连微小的声音都能听到。

tā de ěr​duo hěn jiān, lián wēi​xiǎo de shēng​yīn dōu néng tīng​dào.

He has sharp ears and can hear even the faintest sounds.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,321st most common 93.2 per million
Movie subtitles
1,406th most common 50.3 per million appears in 23% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
13.0 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
19.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+5C16

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)