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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.

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
塔 tǎ
tower, spire, tall building
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “spire”

WordPinyinMeaning
塔尖tǎ jiānspire; peak of a pagoda

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尖塔.

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
金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
灯塔 (燈塔)dēng tǎlighthouse; 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.

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