| 尖 | jiān | point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed |
| 尖锐 | jiān ruì | sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness) |
| 尖端 | jiān duān | sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best |
| 笔尖 | bǐ jiān | nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil |
| 脚尖 | jiǎo jiān | tiptoe |
| 鼻尖 | bí jiān | tip of the nose |
| 顶尖 | dǐng jiān | peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field) |
| 尖顶 | jiān dǐng | pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple |
| 尖刀 | jiān dāo | dagger |
| 尖利 | jiān lì | sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing |
| 尖子 | jiān zi | best of its kind; cream of the crop |
| 三尖杉酯碱 | sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn | harringtonine (chemistry) |
| 人尖儿 | rén jiānr | outstanding individual; person of great ability |
| 出尖 | chū jiān | out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious |
| 出尖儿 | chū jiānr | erhua variant of 出尖; out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious |
| 剑尖 | jiàn jiān | point; sharp end |
| 塔尖 | tǎ jiān | spire; peak of a pagoda |
| 尖刻 | jiān kè | caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious |
| 尖叫 | jiān jiào | to screech; to shriek |
| 尖嘴鱼 | jiān zuǐ yú | Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius) |
| 尖塔 | jiān tǎ | spire; minaret |
| 尖尖 | jiān jiān | sharp; pointed |
| 尖山 | Jiān shān | Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 尖山区 | Jiān shān qū | Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 尖峰 | jiān fēng | peak; top |
| 尖扎 | Jiān zhā | Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黄南藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 尖扎县 | Jiān zhā xiàn | Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黄南藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 尖括号 | jiān kuò hào | angle brackets < > |
| 尖新 | jiān xīn | fresh; new and pointed |
| 尖椒 | jiān jiāo | chili pepper |
| 尖沙咀 | Jiān Shā Zuǐ | Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong |
| 尖牙 | jiān yá | canine tooth; fang; tusk |
| 尖石 | Jiān shí | Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 尖石乡 | Jiān shí xiāng | Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 尖管面 | jiān guǎn miàn | penne pasta |
| 尖细 | jiān xì | taper |
| 尖声啼哭 | jiān shēng tí kū | squeal |
| 尖草坪 | Jiān cǎo píng | Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi |
| 尖草坪区 | Jiān cǎo píng qū | Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi |
| 尖酸刻薄 | jiān suān kè bó | sharp and unkind (words) |
| 尖锐化 | jiān ruì huà | to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head |
| 尖锐批评 | jiān ruì pī píng | sharp criticism |
| 尖阁列岛 | Jiān gé liè dǎo | Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for Diaoyu Islands), also known as the Pinnacle Islands |
| 心尖 | xīn jiān | bottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling |
| 打尖 | dǎ jiān | to stop for a snack while traveling |
| 拔尖 | bá jiān | top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front |
| 拔尖儿 | bá jiānr | erhua variant of 拔尖 |
| 指尖 | zhǐ jiān | fingertips |
| 油尖旺 | Yóu jiān wàng | Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| 爪尖儿 | zhuǎ jiānr | pig's trotters |