jiān

HSK 6Character

Radical

Usage Frequency

Moderate

Characters

1

English Definitions

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

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Pronunciation Systems

Pinyin

jiān

Pinyin (Numeric)

jian1

Wade-Giles

chien¹

Bopomofo (Zhuyin)

ㄐㄧㄢ

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

jian

Stroke Practice

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