Chinese symbol for “spire”
尖塔
jiān tǎ
spire; minaret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spire is 尖塔 (jiān tǎ), defined as: spire; minaret.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “spire”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尖塔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尖锐 (尖銳) | jiān ruì | sharp; intense |
| 顶尖 (頂尖) | dǐng jiān | peak; apex |
| 尖叫 | jiān jiào | to screech; to shriek |
| 尖端 | jiān duān | sharp pointed end; the tip |
| 尖峰 | jiān fēng | sharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak |
| 指尖 | zhǐ jiān | fingertip |
| 金字塔 | jīn zì tǎ | pyramid (building or structure) |
| 灯塔 (燈塔) | dēng tǎ | lighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spire”.
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.