尖锐 meaning in English

jiānruì

sharp; intense

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 尖銳18 strokes

Meaning of 尖锐

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānruì
  1. sharp
  2. intense
  3. penetrating
  4. pointed
  5. acute (illness)

尖锐 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

突tū然rán间jiān她tā开kāi始shǐ用yòng尖jiān锐ruì的de声shēng音yīn大dà喊hǎn。
All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.
我wǒ在zài人rén来lái人rén往wǎng的de街jiē道dào上shàng走zǒu著zhù,突tū然rán听tīng见jiàn一yī下xià尖jiān锐ruì的de叫jiào声shēng。
I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

尖 jiān · pointed · 6 strokes

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锐 ruì · sharp · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 尖锐.

顶尖dǐngjiānpeak; apex
敏锐mǐnruìkeen; sharp; acute
尖端jiānduānsharp pointed end; the tip
尖叫jiānjiàoto screech; to shriek
指尖zhǐjiānfingertip
尖牙jiānyácanine tooth; fang; tusk
脚尖jiǎojiānthe extremity of the foot
锐利ruìlìsharp; keen
尖塔jiāntǎspire; minaret
尖尖jiānjiānsharp; pointed
精锐jīngruìelite (e.g. troops); crack
方尖碑fāngjiānbēiobelisk

Questions about 尖锐

What does 尖锐 mean?

尖锐 (jiānruì) means "sharp; intense" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 尖锐?

尖锐 is made of 2 characters: 尖 (6 strokes), 锐 (12 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 尖锐 an HSK word?

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

How is 尖锐 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 尖锐 is written 尖銳.