尖

尖	U+5C16, 尖 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C16

← 尕
[U+5C15]

CJK Unified Ideographs

尗 →
[U+5C17]

Translingual

Han character

尖 (Kangxi radical 42, 小+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 火大 (FK), four-corner 9043₀, composition ⿱⿻丨八大(GTV) or ⿱小大(HJK))

Derived characters

𢬅𣑷𡮸𡭻𢙭𠟥𡮽尜𥭍

References

KangXi: page 297, character 2

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7480

Dae Jaweon: page 591, character 4

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 562, character 9

Unihan data for U+5C16

Chinese

simp. and trad.		尖
alternative forms		鋟／锓鑯／𰿈

Glyph origin

小 (“small”) + 大 (“large”) – the width of an object gradually changing from small to large.

Etymology

Schuessler (2007) relates it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjam (“iron”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiān (jian¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ
(Chengdu, SP): jian¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiâm
Jin (Wiktionary): jie¹
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chiam
(Teochew, Peng'im): ziam¹ / ziang¹
Xiang (Wiktionary): zienn¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jian
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹
  - Yale: jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
  - Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (尖兒／尖儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jianr
  - Wade–Giles: chianrh¹
  - Yale: jyānr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jial
  - Palladius: цзяnр (czjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jian¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim¹
  - Yale: jīm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jim¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiâm
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiam´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiam¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕi̯am²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jie¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciafm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiam³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ziam¹ / ziang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiam / tsiang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siam³³/, /t͡siaŋ³³/

Note:

ziam1 - Chaozhou;
ziang1 - Chenghai.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zienn¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡siẽ³³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕiẽ³³/

Middle Chinese: /t͡siᴇm/

Rime
Character	尖
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	子廉切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siᴇm/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɛm/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjæm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡siam/
Li Rong	/t͡siɛm/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭɛm/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ɛm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zim¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔslem/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	尖
Reading #	1/1
No.	5977
Phonetic component	尖
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	尖
Old Chinese	/*ʔslem/
Notes	鑯之後起字

Definitions

尖

sharp; having a sharp tip; pointy
acute
shrewd
point; tip
筆尖／笔尖 ― bǐjiān ― tip of a pen
(card games) ace

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 尖兒 (“ace (playing cards)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Mandarin	Beijing	尖兒, 叉, 老叉
	Xi'an	尖子
	Wuhan	尖子, 尖, 耶司
	Guiyang	尖, 尖尖, 帽
	Liuzhou	煙洗, 煙
	Xuzhou	老幺, 老帽兒, 尖子
	Nanjing	愛斯
Cantonese	Guangzhou	煙士, 煙
	Hong Kong	煙士, 煙
	Taishan	一士
	Wuzhou	煙
	Yulin	煙
Gan	Pengze	尖
	Lichuan	尖子
	Pingxiang	尖子, 尖
Hakka	Meixian	煙仔
Hakka	Yudu	尖子
Huizhou	Jixi	尖子, 尖心
Jin	Taiyuan	幺尖兒
Min Nan	Xiamen	A
Min Nan	Shantou	幺, 一
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	愛斯
Wu	Suzhou	A, 愛斯

Compounds

Derived terms from 尖

三尖八角
三尖瓣 (sānjiānbàn)
二尖瓣 (èrjiānbàn)
供尖
冒尖 (màojiān)
出尖
嘴尖 (zuǐjiān)
嘴尖舌巧
嘴尖舌薄
大尖山
大霸尖山
小尖 (Xiǎojiān)
尖俏
尖元音
尖兵 (jiānbīng)
尖冷
尖刀
尖利 (jiānlì)
尖刻 (jiānkè)
尖削
尖叫 (jiānjiào)
尖嘴猴腮 (jiānzuǐhóusāi)
尖嘴薄舌
尖子 (jiānzi)
尖尖 (jiānjiān)
尖山 (Jiānshān)
尖峭
尖峰 (jiānfēng)
尖沙咀 (Jiānshāzuǐ)
尖溜溜
尖石 (Jiānshí)
尖站
尖端 (jiānduān)
尖端科技

尖米丸
尖脆
尖酸 (jiānsuān)
尖酸刻薄 (jiānsuānkèbó)
尖音
尖鹿 (Jiānlù)
打午尖
打尖 (dǎjiān)
拔尖 (bájiān)
指尖 (zhǐjiān)
方尖塔
早尖
毛尖 (máojiān)
毛尖茶
牛角尖 (niújiǎojiān)
眉尖
眉尖眼尾
眼尖 (yǎnjiān)
美人尖 (měirénjiān)
耳尖
耳朵尖
臀尖
舌尖 (shéjiān)
舌尖元音
舌尖前音 (shéjiānqiányīn)
舌尖音 (shéjiānyīn)
舌尖鼻音
鼻尖 (bíjiān)
上尖兒／上尖儿
尖兒／尖儿 (jiānr)
尖厲／尖厉 (jiānlì)
尖嘯／尖啸
尖嘴鉗／尖嘴钳 (jiānzuǐqián)
尖團／尖团 (jiāntuán)

尖團字／尖团字
尖團音／尖团音 (jiāntuányīn)
尖尖趫趫／尖尖𰷶𰷶
尖峰時間／尖峰时间
尖端放電／尖端放电
尖細／尖细
尖聲／尖声
尖聲尖氣／尖声尖气
尖臍／尖脐
尖裂葉／尖裂叶
尖話／尖话
尖貨／尖货
尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
尖銳化／尖锐化 (jiānruìhuà)
尖頂／尖顶 (jiāndǐng)
尖頭／尖头
尖頭鰻／尖头鳗 (jiāntóumán)
尖餅／尖饼
尖齊圓健／尖齐圆健
抓尖兒／抓尖儿
抓尖要強／抓尖要强
掐尖兒／掐尖儿
掐尖落鈔／掐尖落钞
爪尖兒／爪尖儿
筍尖／笋尖
舌尖後音／舌尖后音
舌尖邊音／舌尖边音
葉尖／叶尖
蛇龍尖／蛇龙尖 (Shélóngjiān)
針尖兒／针尖儿 (zhēnjiānr)
鑽牛角尖／钻牛角尖 (zuān niújiǎojiān)
霹靂尖／霹雳尖
頂尖／顶尖 (dǐngjiān)
頂尖好手／顶尖好手

Japanese

Kanji

尖

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings

Go-on: せん (sen)^{←せむ (semu, historical)}
Kan-on: せん (sen)^{←せむ (semu, historical)}
Kun: とがる (togaru, 尖る); するどい (surudoi, 尖い)

Compounds

尖鋭
尖端
尖塔

Korean

Hanja

尖 • (cheom) (hangeul 첨, revised cheom, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏm)

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Vietnamese

Han character

尖: Hán Nôm readings: tiêm

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