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尖

cjk unified ideograph-5c16

CJK Character 尖

尖 means sharp or tapering to a point, not a reaction emoji. It is ordinary language material in Chinese compounds such as 尖锐 and 尖塔. In Japanese, the related verb 尖る can also describe a prickly tone.

Text symbol
Search it as
jian · jian1 · sharp · pointed · 尖锐 · 尖端 · 尖塔 · togaru
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 尖 means

Its core image is a small end on something larger.

Dictionaries explain 尖 as 小 over 大: a small, narrowing end on a wider form. Chinese also uses it for a piercing sound, keen attention, and a standout person or thing.

Korean 尖塔 (첨탑) means a pointed tower. Examples are placed after the Six Dynasties, with 尖出 cited in a Southern Liang text and Japanese とがる recorded around 1022. A first oracle-bone or bronze form is not established in the sources reviewed for this page.

Standalone 尖 signals language context, not mood.

Do not read it as anger without context.

Combination ideas

2
sharp, intense, or penetrating.
a spire or pointed tower.

Questions people ask

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Why does 尖 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type 尖

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 5C16, then Alt+X to get 尖.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-5c16”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 5c16, then Enter or Space.
HTML
尖
CSS
\5C16
Mandarin pinyin
Type jian, then choose 尖.
Cangjie
Use 火大.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
尖
HTML hex
尖
CSS content
content: "\5C16";
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URL encoded
%E5%B0%96
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On screen
1
Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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