Chinese Character 尖 Meanings and components.

Form

尖

Meaning

尖 meaning^[3] in English

Point (Of Needle).

Sharp.

Shrewd.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 尖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are small (小) , and big (大)

Its radical^[1] is: 小 (xiao3) which means: Small, Tiny, Few, Young, .小xiao3small

In cangjie it is written with FK

How to write 尖

To write尖jian1point (of … you should write a combination of 小xiao3small , 大da4big arranged in a 吕 shape:

小 + 大 = 尖

尖 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 尖 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 尖, looks as follow:

尖

Pinyin:jian1 Shape:吕

Meaning^[3]: Point (Of Needle) . Sharp . Shrewd . Pointed

小

Pinyin:xiao3

Meaning^[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young

大

Pinyin:da4

Meaning^[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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