Memory phrase for the character: 点

点

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Meaning point, o'clock, drop (of liquid), dot stroke

Pronunciation

diǎn

Explanation

Top: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told), bottom: fire 灬

Mnemonic
 
If you tell the fortune over a fire, you will get to the point.

Radicals

占 divineIt is shown a crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told. This radical uses the radical 卜.
卜 oracle, mysticismThis radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.
灬 fireAlso this radical 火 stands for fire.
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 Vocabulary

特点 tè diǎn  characteristic (feature); trait; feature
点头 diǎn tóu  to nod
据点 jù diǎn  stronghold; defended military base; base for operations; strategic point; foothold; (market) presence
网点 wǎng diǎn  node in a network; branch; website
斑点 bān diǎn  spot; stain; speckle
糕点 gāo diǎn  pastry
点窜 diǎn cuàn  to reword; to edit a text
逗点 dòu diǎn  comma
沸点 fèi diǎn  boiling point
点缀 diǎn zhuì  to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show
熔点 róng diǎn  melting point
熔点 róng diǎn  

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