点水 in English dian3 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to skim
  • lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiomatic expression 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
  • skin-deep

Simplified Characters

点 水

Traditional Characters

點 水

Pinyin

dian3 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

点dian3point 水shui3surname Shui