jiān = ji + an1
point (of needle) / sharp / shrewd / pointed
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jiān = ji + an1
pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop
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尖 character breakdown

dài = d + ai4
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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