尖端 meaning in English

jiānduān

sharp pointed end; the tip

HSK 7-9nounadjective20 strokes

Meaning of 尖端

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānduān
  1. sharp pointed end
  2. the tip
  3. the cusp
  4. tip-top
  5. most advanced and sophisticated
  6. highest peak
  7. the best

Stroke order for each character

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尖 jiān · pointed · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

端 duān · tip · 14 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14

Related words

Words that share a character with 尖端.

极端jíduānextreme
端午节Duānwǔ JiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
顶尖dǐngjiānpeak; apex
尖锐jiānruìsharp; intense
争端zhēngduāndispute; controversy
端正duānzhèngupright; regular
弊端bìduānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
尖叫jiānjiàoto screech; to shriek
开端kāiduānstart; beginning
顶端dǐngduānsummit; peak
终端zhōngduānend; terminal
事端shìduāndisturbance; incident

Questions about 尖端

What does 尖端 mean?

尖端 (jiānduān) means "sharp pointed end; the tip" and is used as a noun and adjective.

How do you write 尖端?

尖端 is made of 2 characters: 尖 (6 strokes), 端 (14 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 尖端 an HSK word?

Yes. 尖端 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.