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Chinese symbol for “shrill”

尖厉
jiān lì
Traditional: 尖厲
shrill (voice)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shrill is 尖厉 (jiān lì), defined as: shrill (voice).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

尖 jiān
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
radical 42 ⼩ · 6 strokes
厉 lì
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
radical 27 ⼚ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shrill”

WordPinyinMeaning
尖jiānpointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing
尖利jiān lìsharp; keen

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尖厉.

WordPinyinMeaning
尖锐 (尖銳)jiān ruìsharp; intense
顶尖 (頂尖)dǐng jiānpeak; apex
尖叫jiān jiàoto screech; to shriek
尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end; the tip
尖峰jiān fēngsharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak
指尖zhǐ jiānfingertip
厉害 (厲害)lì hai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; a
严厉 (嚴厲)yán lìsevere; strict

See also: Japanese symbol for “shrill”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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