Chinese Character 点 Meanings and components.

Form

点

Meaning

点 meaning[3] in English

Point.

Dot.

Drop.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 点 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are variant of 占[zhan4] (占) , and 'fire' radical in … (灬)

Its radical[1] is: 火 (huo3) which means: Surname Huo, .火huo3surname Huo

In cangjie it is written with YRF

How to write 点

To write点dian3point you should write a combination of 占zhan4variant of … , 灬biao1'fire' radical … arranged in a 吕 shape:

占 + 灬 = 点

点 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 点 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 点, looks as follow:

点
Pinyin:dian3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Point . Dot . Drop . Speck . O'Clock . Point (In Space Or Time) . To Draw A Dot . To Check On A List . To Choose . To Order (Food In A Restaurant) . To Touch Briefly . To Hint . To Light . To Ignite . To Pour A Liquid Drop By Drop . (Old) One Fifth Of A Two-Hour Watch 更[Geng1] . Dot Stroke In Chinese Characters . Classifier For Items
占
Pinyin:zhan4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 占[Zhan4]
卜
Pinyin:bo5
Meaning[3]: Surname Bu
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
灬
Pinyin:biao1
Meaning[3]: 'Fire' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 86), Occurring In 熙, 然, 熊 Etc

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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