• 1319th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 63 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)point (of needle) • sharp • shrewd • pointed

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

尖叫 

Uncommon

尖刀 
尖刻 
尖子 
尖尖 
尖峰 
尖椒 
尖沙咀 
尖端 
尖锐 (尖銳)
指尖 
笔尖 (筆尖)
脚尖 (腳尖)
舌尖 
顶尖 (頂尖)
鼻尖 

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  • 3181st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāo (jiao1)pepper

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiāo (jiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

辣椒 

Uncommon

尖椒 
胡椒 
胡椒粉 
花椒 
辣椒酱 (辣椒醬)
青椒 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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