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尖

Mandarin · pinyin jiān

pointed; tapering; sharp
(of a sound) shrill; piercing
(of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
to make (one's voice) shrill
sharp point; tip
the best of sth; the cream of the crop

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尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen

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sharp; having a sharp tip; pointy
acute
shrewd
point; tip
(card games) ace
(Hakka) phonetic loan for 擠／挤 (jǐ, “to crowd; to squeeze”)

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