Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 点


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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

diǎn

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

divine(It is shown a crack in the shell of a turtle from which the fortune was told. This radical uses the radical .)
oracle, mysticism(This radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling (crack in the shell of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.)
fire(Also this radical 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

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