Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sharp; Pointed: Having a thin edge or a fine point that can cut or pierce easily. This describes the physical shape of an object.
   • Acute: In mathematics, describing an angle that is less than 90 degrees.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Sharp/Pointed):
  • Cái bút chì này rất nhọn. (This pencil is very sharp.)
  • Con chim có cái mỏ nhọn. (The bird has a pointed beak.)
• Adjective (Acute - Mathematics):
  • Tam giác này có một góc nhọn. (This triangle has an acute angle.)

Advanced Usage

• The adjective nhọn can be used metaphorically to describe something as incisive, penetrating, or keen, though this is less common. For example, a sharp or pointed comment () implies it is critical and direct.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhọn hoắt (adj): Extremely sharp or pointed, often with a connotation of being dangerously so.
  • Mũi tên nhọn hoắt. (The arrowhead is extremely sharp.)
• Làm nhọn (v): To sharpen, to make something pointed.
  • Anh ấy làm nhọn đầu cây gậy. (He sharpened the end of the stick.)

Synonyms

• Sắc: Sharp (often for blades, emphasizing cutting ability).
• Có mũi nhọn: Pointed (literally "having a pointed tip").

Related Idioms

• Nhọn như dùi: As sharp as an awl; used to describe something very pointed.
  • Cái đinh nhọn như dùi. (The nail is as sharp as an awl.)

adj

1. sharp; pointed; acute
   • cằm nhọn
     pointed chin