剡

yǎn
sharp

CEDICT

  1. (literary, obsolete) to lift, raise
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sharp; pointed
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to put forward, propose (someone); to nominate
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to sharpen
  5. (～溪) Shan Creek, upper stretch of Cao'e River
  6. Shan Creek, upper stretch of Cao'e River
  7. a historical county of Kuaiji in Han dynasty, now 嵊州 (Shèngzhōu), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
  8. sharp; pointed
  9. to lift, raise
  10. to put forward, propose (someone); to nominate
  11. to sharpen

Wiktionary

  1. 削尖。
  2. 舉、抬。
  3. 尖銳、銳利。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

剡 shàn river in Zhejiang

Related entries

利 lì
  1. sharp
  2. favorable
  3. advantage
  4. benefit
  5. profit
  6. interest
  7. to do good to
  8. to benefit
你是不是尤利乌斯？

Are you Julius?

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升號 shēnghào (music) sharp (♯)
尖利 jiānlì
  1. sharp
  2. keen
  3. cutting
  4. shrill
  5. piercing
鳄鱼有尖利的牙齿。

Crocodiles have sharp teeth.

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尖尖 jiānjiān
  1. sharp
  2. pointed
尖銳 jiānruì
  1. sharp
  2. intense
  3. penetrating
  4. pointed
  5. acute (illness)
突然間她開始用尖銳的聲音大喊。

All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.

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犀利 xīlì
  1. sharp
  2. incisive
  3. penetrating
畟 cè sharp
觺 yí (of animal horn) sharp
銳利 ruìlì
  1. sharp
  2. keen
  3. acute
  4. incisive
  5. penetrating
  6. perceptive
鋒利 fēnglì
  1. sharp (e.g. knife blade)
  2. incisive
  3. to the point
这把菜刀不够锋利，所以我用了我的折叠刀来切肉。

The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.

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鋹 chǎng
  1. sharp
  2. a keen edge
  3. sharp point
屖 xī
  1. variant of 犀, rhinoceros
  2. sharp
有心眼 yǒuxīnyǎn
  1. clever
  2. sharp
犀 xī
  1. rhinoceros
  2. sharp
銛 xiān
  1. fish-spear
  2. sharp
鍔 è
  1. blade edge
  2. sharp
鏃 zú
  1. arrowhead
  2. sharp
慧黠 huìxiá
  1. intelligent
  2. bright
  3. sharp
機警 jījǐng
  1. perceptive
  2. astute
  3. sharp
  4. sharp-witted
  5. vigilant
  6. alert
雪亮 xuěliàng
  1. lit. bright as snow
  2. shiny
  3. dazzling
  4. sharp (of eyes)
激 jī
  1. to arouse
  2. to incite
  3. to excite
  4. to stimulate
  5. sharp
  6. fierce
  7. violent
我想要冰激淋作甜点。

I want ice cream for dessert.

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靈敏 língmǐn
  1. smart
  2. clever
  3. sensitive
  4. keen
  5. quick
  6. sharp
狗的聽覺比人類靈敏不知多少倍。

The hearing acuity of dogs is superior by far to that of humans.

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快 kuài
  1. rapid
  2. quick
  3. speed
  4. rate
  5. soon
  6. almost
  7. to make haste
  8. clever
  9. sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. forthright
  11. plainspoken
  12. gratified
  13. pleased
  14. pleasant
快想！

Think quickly!

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